European Integration and the Spatial Dynamics of Manufacturing-Employment Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4138993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Konstantinos A Melachroinos (0000-0002-2060-9564, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, England, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2017-2036 |
| Publication date | 2002-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1068/a3543 |
| OpenAlex | W2126361682 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 33 |
The author examines the dynamics of manufacturing-employment change in thirteen European Union countries between 1978 and 1996, mainly through the utilisation of shift-share techniques. Despite the momentum that European integration gained over this period, the key finding is that the geography of manufacturing employment has remained almost intact. Processes operating at the European scale appear to have the largest impact on labour outcomes in each member state, while there is little deviation from the widespread declining trends. Spatial stability is reinforced even further through the homogeneity of several national industrial structures. In addition, the moderate increase in the industrial specialisation of the participating economies, and the localisation tendencies of a few traditional subsectors, pose little if any threat to the stability of the present map of manufacturing distribution. This evidence suggests that, contrary to some political rhetoric, the integration process has not, so far at least, adversely affected the relative competitiveness of manufacturing either in peripheral or in core countries
Business · Economic geography · Economics · European integration · European union · Geography · International economics · Manufacturing · Political science · Politics · Regional Economic and Spatial Analysis · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Urbanization and City Planning
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The Fringes of Europe and EU Integration
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Disparities in Employment, Productivity and Output in the EU
Regional Incentive Spending for European Regions
Regional Disparities in the European Community
A Productivity Growth Interpretation of the Labour Demand Shift‐Share Model
A Theoretical Context for Shift and Share Analysis
The Single European Market and SMEs
Regional Trends in British Manufacturing Employment
Regional Employment Evolutions in the European Union
Regional Futures
Regional Convergence in the European Community
Heading for Divergence? Regional Growth in Europe Reconsidered
Manufacturing Productivity Growth across European Union States
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2016 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |