1st Edition
Transformation of Resource Towns and Peripheries Political economy perspectives
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 Zeal
Biography
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.
