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Spatial Mobility, Workers and Jobs: Perspectives from the Northern Ireland Experience

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  • Ian Shuttleworth
  • Anne Green

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Shuttleworth I. and Green A. E. Spatial mobility, workers and jobs: perspectives from the Northern Ireland experience, Regional Studies. How best to address local concentrations of worklessness is a key question for labour market, economic development and social inclusion policy. Historically, initiatives in Northern Ireland have focused on moving 'jobs to workers', but in changed political circumstances there is now greater emphasis on encouraging the movement of 'workers to jobs'. A review of the Northern Ireland experience in the context of broader consideration of the geography and socio-institutional structure of local labour markets sheds light on the difficulties and successes in implementing both approaches. It is concluded that both have a role to play because labour market space is simultaneously 'segmented' and 'seamless'. [image omitted] Shuttleworth I. et Green A. E. La mobilite geographique, les travailleurs et l'emploi: des perspectives provenant de l'experience en Irlande du Nord, Regional Studies. Une question-cle a propos du marche du travail, pour ce qui est du developpement economique et quant a la politique en faveur de l'inclusion, c'est comment aborder le mieux les concentrations locales du chomage. Historiquement, les actions menees en Irlande du Nord ont porte sur le deplacement des 'emplois aux travailleurs', mais, etant donne l'evolution du milieu politique, on souligne de nos jours plutot le deplacement des 'travailleurs aux emplois'. Une critique de l'experience en Irlande du Nord dans le cadre d'une consideration plus generalisee de la geographie et de la structure socio-institutionnelle des marches du travail repandent de la lumiere sur les difficultes et les reussites dans la mise en oeuvre des deux facons. On conclut que les deux facons ont chacune un role a jouer parce que la geographie du marche du travail est a la fois 'segmentee' et 'continue'. Marches du travail locaux Facons politiques Espace social Mobilite geographique Shuttleworth I. und Green A. E. Raumliche Mobilitat, Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitsplatze: Perspektiven aus den Erfahrungen von Nordirland, Regional Studies. Wie sich lokale Konzentrationen von Arbeitslosigkeit am besten beheben lassen, ist eine zentrale Frage fur den Arbeitsmarkt, die Wirtschaftsentwicklung und die Politik zur sozialen Integration. In der Vergangenheit haben sich die Initiativen in Nordirland darauf konzentriert, die 'Arbeitsplatze zu den Arbeitnehmern' zu bringen, doch angesichts der veranderten politischen Umstande werden inzwischen starker Massnahmen betont, mit denen die 'Arbeitnehmer zu den Arbeitsplatzen' gebracht werden sollen. Eine Untersuchung der Erfahrungen von Nordirland im Kontext der breiteren Berucksichtigung der geografischen und sozioinstitutionellen Struktur der lokalen Arbeitsmarkte verdeutlicht die Schwierigkeiten und Erfolge bei der Umsetzung beider Ansatze. Unser Fazit lautet, dass beide Ansatze ihre Berechtigung haben, weil der lokale Arbeitsmarktraum gleichzeitig 'segmentiert' und 'nahtlos' ist. Lokale Arbeitsmarkte Politische Ansatze Sozialer Raum Raumliche Mobilitat Shuttleworth I. y Green A. E. Movilidad espacial, trabajadores y puestos de trabajos: las perspectivas de la experiencia de Irlanda del Norte, Regional Studies. Una de las cuestiones principales para el mercado laboral, el desarrollo economico y la politica de inclusion social es como abordar mejor las concentraciones locales de desempleo. Las iniciativas en Irlanda del Norte se han centrado siempre en trasladar los 'puestos de trabajo a los trabajadores' pero ahora en circunstancias politicas de cambio se esta prestando mas atencion a estimular el movimiento de los 'trabajadores a los puestos de trabajo'. Un analisis de la experiencia de Irlanda del Norte, en el que se considera exhaustivamente la estructura geografica y social de las instituciones de los mercados laborales locales, nos indica cuales son las dificultades y los exitos de poner en marcha estos dos planteamientos. Concluimos que ambos planteamientos desempenan una funcion porque el espacio del mercado laboral esta a la vez 'segmentado' y perfectamente integrado. Mercados laborales locales Planteamientos politicos Espacio social Movilidad espacial

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  • Ian Shuttleworth & Anne Green, 2009. "Spatial Mobility, Workers and Jobs: Perspectives from the Northern Ireland Experience," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(8), pages 1105-1115.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:43:y:2009:i:8:p:1105-1115
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400801968411
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    1. Ian Shuttleworth & Anne Green, 2011. "Spatial Mobility Intentions, the Labour Market and Incapacity Benefit Claimants," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 48(5), pages 911-927, April.

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