Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. Preface vii
5. Acknowledgements x
6. List of Abbreviations xi
7. Introduction 1
8. Chapter 1. Assembling Financialisation 10
9. Chapter 2. A Brief History of Northern Development 38
10. Chapter 3. The Investment Proposition 54
11. Chapter 4. Making Land Valuable 74
12. Chapter 5. The Moral Economies of Debt 91
13. Chapter 6. How to Get an Investor 107
14. Chapter 7. ‘Unlocking’ the Indigenous Estate 121
15. Chapter 8. COVID-19 and Seven Years of ‘Developing Northern Australia 142
16. Conclusion. Messy Assemblages 158
17. References 182
18. Index 214