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The changing geography of occupations in engineering in Britain, 1978-1987
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Green, Anne E. and Owen, David (1989) The changing geography of occupations in engineering in Britain, 1978-1987. Regional Studies, Volume 23 (Number 1). pp. 27-42. doi:10.1080/00343408912331345262
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00343408912331345262
Abstract
This paper analyses the changing occupational structure and pattern of local specialization in the engineering industry and two contrasting sub-sectors, electronics and machinery, over a decade of radical change from 1978. Within the context of overall employment decline, professional engineers increased in absolute and relative importance across all sectors and local labour market areas. The initial main North-South dimension in the spatial division of labour remained apparent at the end of the period but there was some evidence of a tendency towards convergence in patterns of local occupational specialization. With changes in occupational structure, recruitment difficulties and skill shortages have arisen in both growing and declining occupations.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HF Commerce T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Engineers--Regional disparities--Great Britain, Engineering personnel--Regional disparities--Great Britain, Labor mobility--Regional disparities--Great Britain | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Regional Studies | ||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||
| ISSN: | 0034-3404 | ||||
| Official Date: | 1 February 1989 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 23 | ||||
| Number: | Number 1 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 16 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 27-42 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/00343408912331345262 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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