Geographies of labour market inequality /

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Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
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
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Other authors / contributors:Martin, Ron (Ron L.)
Morrison, Philip S., 1947-
ISBN:0415300134
0415300142 (pbk.)
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.
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