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Employment or Development in a Semi-Peripheral Region: The Roadrunner Paradigm

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  • María-Luisa Gómez-Moreno

    (Department of Geography, University of Málaga, 29070 Málaga, Spain)

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This study observes the relationship between employment policies and the evolution of the productive system, applying the theoretical framework of local development to an average-sized town in a semi-peripheral area of the European Union, during the period from 1975 to 2015. To do so, a case analysis was made of the outcomes of employment policies via their effects on the variables impacting on the productive fabric. The following data sources were used: grey literature related to public policies; published statistics on demographic variables and economic activity; and local press reports. The following results were obtained: (a) the responses of economic agents owe more to the changes in the international scenario than to employment policies; (b) it is essential to analyse the evolution of demographic factors to properly interpret the relationship between labour supply and demand. We conclude that (a) corporate culture significantly influences the success or otherwise of employment policies, and (b) in the semi-peripheral area discussed, unemployment is an endemic problem that successive cohesion and employment policies have failed to resolve. Therefore, the use of innovation-oriented theoretical and practical approaches should be reconsidered.

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  • María-Luisa Gómez-Moreno, 2021. "Employment or Development in a Semi-Peripheral Region: The Roadrunner Paradigm," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-44, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:19:p:10545-:d:641278
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