Geographies of labour market inequality /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
Description:	1 online resource (vi, 272 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Series:	Regional development and public policy series Regional development and public policy.
Subject:	Labor market -- OECD countries -- Regional disparities -- Congresses. Labor market -- Great Britain -- Regional disparities -- Congresses. Labor market -- Regional disparities. Great Britain. OECD countries. Electronic books. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11297732

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Other authors / contributors:	Martin, Ron (Ron L.) Morrison, Philip S., 1947-
ISBN:	0203222814 9780203222812 0415300134 9780415300131 0415300142 9780415300148 020327718X 9780203277188 9786610051359 6610051356
Notes:	"The origins of this book reside in a special session of papers on Labour Market Geographies given at the Annual Conference of the Royal Geographical Society-Institute of Geographers held at the University of Sussex in January 2000"--Preface. Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This book explores the key role that place and location play in the operation of the labour market at a time when local context is becoming an integral part of the design and implementation of labour market policies.
Other form:	Print version: Geographies of labour market inequality. London ; New York : Routledge, 2003 0415300134 0415300142

Table of Contents:

I. Introduction
1. Thinking about the Geographies of Labour
II. The Production of Local Labour Markets Inequalities
2. Labour Market Risk and the Regions: Evidence form Gross Labour
3. Unemployment and Spatial Labour Markets: Strong Adjustments and Persistent Concentration
4. The Distribution of Incomes and Social Segregation: The Interactive Role of Housing and Labour Market Sorting Processes
5. Conceptualising Local Labour Markets
6. New Economy, Labour Market Inequalities and the Work Life Balance Issue
III. Interventions and Policies
7. The Union Role in Preserving Jobs and Communities: The Employee Ownership Option
8. The Local Impact of the New Deal: Does Geography Make a Difference?
9. The Geographies of the National Minimum Wage
IV. Postscript
10. The Geographies of Labour Market Inequality: Some Emergent Issues and Challenges

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