The Influx of Labour into the Midlands 1920-37
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9722620 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brinley Thomas (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1938 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 20 |
| Pages | 410 |
| Publication date | 1938-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2548994 |
| OpenAlex | W2329888748 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
THE industrial changes of the last two decades have brought about a marked contrast between the southern and northern parts of Great Britain; and cyclical fluctuations during the period do not seem to have interfered very much with the persistent long-run trend. It is well known that the metropolis and the surrounding counties have witnessed rapid expansion. The area lying to the east of a line drawn from the Wash to Portsmouth accounted for 28.3 per cent. of the insured population, aged i6 to 64, of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in July, I937, compared with 24.2 per cent. in July, 1923. The spectacular advance of the South East has tended to overshadow the progress made in the Midlands. A great deal of industrial development has, however, taken place in the region immediately west of that line connecting the Wash and Portsmouth. In fact, the high lights in the picture may best be seen when the four Ministry of Labour Divisions situated in the south are combined together, namely, London, the South Eastern, the South Western and the Midlands, and set against the rest of the country. The result is significant. Of the total numbers of insured persons in employment in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the proportions for the Northern and Southern Sections were almost exactly reversed between I923 and 1937. In the former year the Northern Section included 53.5 per cent. and the Southern Section 46.5 per cent., respectively, of the total; in the latter year these proportions had changed to 46.6 per cent. and 53.4 per cent. respectively.' In a previous article an analysis was given of the inflow
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| Citations per year | 0.09 |
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| Citation span | 1991 - 2001 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |