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Making a living in Europe : human geographies of economic change
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Title
Making a living in Europe : human geographies of economic change / Alan R. Townsend.
ISBN
020397588X (electronic bk.)
9780203975886 (electronic bk.)
0415144795
0415144809
9780415144797
9780415144803
Published
London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvii, 266 pages : : illustrations, maps.)
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Summary
Examines changes in the economy and society that most affect employment in the European Union. Focuses on the loss of factory jobs, the relative growth of service jobs and the growth of women's employment. Explores the growth in producer services and tourism and looks at changes in the quality of jobs in retailing. Discusses policy implications.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-256) and index.
Contents
1. Principal Themes
2. The New Unemployment in the Global Context
3. The Changing Map of the EU Economy
4. Factory Job Loss
Global Shift Or Deindustrialisation?
5. Services
The 'Americanisation' of European Job Structures?
6. Flexibility Through Feminisation?
7. 'Producer Services'
In the Lead for Growth?
8. New Flexibility in Retailing
9. A Tourist Solution?
10. Geographical Trends
Towards Rural Areas?
11. Conclusions, and Implications for EU Policy.
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