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The likelihood of becoming and remaining unemployed in Great Britain, 1984
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Green, Anne E. (1986) The likelihood of becoming and remaining unemployed in Great Britain, 1984. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 11 (Number 1). pp. 37-56. doi:10.2307/622069 ISSN 0020-2754.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/622069
Abstract
There has been much discussion recently of unemployment as a dynamic phenomenon; with substantial flows on and off the unemployment register taking place within the context of a relatively stable level of unemployment at the national level. Policy makers, however, have tended to ignore flows, concentrating instead on local variations in unemployment rates; thus disregarding the fact that areas with similar unemployment rates may have different types of unemployment problem. Using Department of Employment data on unemployment flows for 1984, this paper investigates spatial variations in the likelihood of becoming unemployed and remaining unemployed amongst local labour market areas (LLMAs) in Great Britain. Cluster analysis is used to identify LLMAs with similar on-flow and off-flow experiences and thus to establish the major patterns of inter-relationship between on-flow and off-flow rates across the country. To aid interpretation of geographical patterns of cluster membership, the cluster members are cross-tabulated by three classifications from the CURDS Functional Regionalization of Britain, which define different dimensions of the spatial structure of the British urban and regional system. This analysis uncovers substantial geographical variations in the nature of the unemployment problem. The paper concludes with a discussion of the policy implications of such spatial variations.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Unemployment--Great Britain--History--20th century, Great Britain--Economic policy--1979-1997 , Work--Social aspects | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers | ||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0020-2754 | ||||
Official Date: | 1986 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 11 | ||||
Number: | Number 1 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 20 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 37-56 | ||||
DOI: | 10.2307/622069 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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