Contributors; Preface; 1 Employment Dynamics in Leading and Lagging Rural Regions; 2 Theoretical and Methodological Framework; 3 Statistical Analysis of Employment Growth in Rural Regions of the EU, 1980-1995; 4 Employment Dynamics in Two Neighbouring Rural Regions of Belgium and France; 5 German Case Studies: Niederbayern and Lüneburg; 6 Employment Dynamics in Rural Greece: the Case Study Regions of Korinthia and Fthiotis; 7 Comparison of the Spanish Case Studies: Albacete and Zamora; 8 Rural France: the Case Study Regions of Les Alpes de Haute Provence and La Nièvre.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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A comparative analysis of rural employment dynamics in leading and lagging rural regions in the EU member states during the last two decades is presented. A theoretical framework for the analysis of employment development in rural regions is discussed and a statistical analysis of socioeconomic characteristics of all EU regions is presented. Detailed case studies of pairs of leading and lagging rural regions in nine EU member states (Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Finland) are presented. Key messages for employment creation in rural regions are identified.
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Title
Employment dynamics in rural Europe.
International Standard Book Number
0851994997
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Manpower policy, Rural-- European Economic Community countries, Case studies.
Leisure Activities.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Labor.
Economic analysis.
Economic history.
Employment opportunities.
Employment.
International comparisons.
Labour market.
Manpower policy, Rural.
Regional development.
Rural areas.
Rural development.
Socioeconomics.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
European Economic Community countries, Economic conditions.