Geographies of labour market inequality /
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Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2003. |
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Description: | vi, 272 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Regional development and public policy series Regional development and public policy. |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4779791 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 1. Thinking About the Geographies of Labour
- Part I. The Production of Local Labour Market Inequalities
- 2. Labour Market Risk and the Regions: Evidence from Gross Labour Flows
- 3. Unemployment and Spatial Labour Markets: Strong Adjustment and Persistent Concentration
- 4. Income Inequality and Residential Segregation: Labour Market Sorting and the Demand for Positional Goods
- 5. Employer Strategies and the Fragmentation of Local Employment: the Case of Contracting Out Local Authority Services
- 6. The New Economy, Labour Market Inequalities and the Work Life Balance
- Part II. 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 a National Minimum Wage: the Case of the Uk
- Postscript
- 10. The Geographies of Labour Market Inequality: Some Emergent Issues and Challenges
- Index