Article: Building multicultural social capital in regional Australia.(Report)(Case study)

Abstract

Over the last decade the Commonwealth government has directed increasing numbers of humanitarian migrants to non-metropolitan areas. The objective of this regional settlement plan has been an attempt to ensure that country areas also enjoy the economic and cultural benefits that migrants can bring. This article provides case studies of Greater Shepparton and Toowoomba; two of the centres which received influxes of new arrivals. The experience of Greater Shepparton has been very positive; Toowoomba much less so. We draw on social capital theory to explain why the program in Greater Shepparton has been more successful than Toowoomba. The analysis ...

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