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Author:   Greg Halseth
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781138960893

ISBN 10:   1138960896
Pages:   390
Publication Date:   05 July 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"Table of Contents Introduction 1 Introduction – Political Economy Perspectives on the Transformation of Resource Towns and Peripheries Greg Halseth Section 1: Global-local Perspectives on Restructuring Introduction: Geography and History Matter Roger Hayter 2 Australia – Trap or opportunity? Natural resource dependence, scale, and the evolution of new economies in the space/time of New South Wales’ Northern Tablelands Neil Argent 3 British Columbia – Localization AND globalization: Industrial re-organization in Mackenzie, British Columbia Greg Halseth, Laura Ryser, and Sean Markey 4 Finland – Global – local links and industrial restructuring in a resource town in Finland: The case of Lieksa Markku Tykkyläinen, Eero Vatanen, Maija Halonen, and Juha Kotilainen 5 New Zealand – Restructuring of the New Zealand economy: Global-local links and evidence from the West Coast and Southland regions Sean Connelly and Etienne Nel Section 2: Labour and Employment Perspectives on Restructuring Introduction: Jobs and Labour Power Under Threat Roger Hayter 6 Australia – Labour/capital relations and sustainable development in the NSW Northern Tablelands Neil Argent 7 British Columbia – Contentious flexibility: Job losses in labour restructuring in Mackenzie, BC Greg Halseth, Laura Ryser, and Sean Markey 8 Finland – Industrial labour in a resource town in Finland: The case of Lieksa Maija Halonen, Eero Vatanen, Markku Tykkyläinen, and Juha Kotilainen 9 New Zealand – Employment and labour in New Zealand: Recent trends and reflections on developments in the West Coast and Southland regions Sean Connelly and Etienne Nel Section 3: Community Implications Introduction: ""Whatever you can do at Ocean Falls you can do better somewhere else"" Roger Hayter 10 Australia – Community Development in an Age of Mounting Uncertainty: Armidale, Australia Tony Sorensen 11 British Columbia – Building for the future: Community responses to economic restructuring in Mackenzie, BC Greg Halseth, Laura Ryser, and Sean Markey 12 Finland – Resource town transitions in Finland: Local impacts and policy responses in Lieksa Juha Kotilainen, Maija Halonen, Eero Vatanen, and Markku Tykkyläinen 13 New Zealand – Community Responses to Restructuring Sean Connelly and Etienne Nel 14 Rural Restructuring – Conclusion Sean Markey and Greg Halseth"

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Greg Halseth is a Professor in the Geography Program at the University of Northern British Columbia, where he is also the Canada Research Chair in Rural and Small Town Studies and Co-Director of UNBC’s Community Development Institute, Canada.

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