Contrasting restructuring in Denmark and the American Midwest
Comparative study ; Crisis ; Denmark ; Economicrestructuring ; Economic system ; Economy ; Employment ; Indiana ; Living standard ; Production system
Crise ; Danemark ; Economie ; Emploi ; Etude comparée ; Indiana ; Niveau de vie ; Restructuration économique ; Système de production ; Système économique
employment negociated restructuring in Denmark and low wage, higher employment neo-liberal restructuring in Indiana. The comparison serves to underline the economic, social and political characteristics of each approach.
The paper compares the experiences of two regions undergoing restructuring as part of a global shift. The distinct cultural histories of Denmark and Indiana have resulted in different forms of restructuring in the two regions: high wage, lower
Development vs. empowerment: the gendered legacy of economicrestructuring in Latin America
Development ; Economicrestructuring ; Labour market ; Latin America ; Sexual discrimination ; Woman
Amérique latine ; Discrimination sexuelle ; Développement ; Femme ; Marché du travail ; Restructuration économique
The A. suggests that the marginalization of women in development planning and the labor market is caused by women's social subordination and economic dependence. A call is issued for the economic empowerment of women. - (DWG)
Examen de la notion de stratégie en tant qu'aspect-clé de la restructuration industrielle. Débat autour d'un ensemble de dimensions utiles pour saisir la nature de la stratégie (rationalité, conscience, niveau d'analyse, pouvoir, contingence, action
individuelle/collective, interaction avec la structure). Les notions de stratégie délibérée et de stratégie émergente peuvent aider à la mise en place effective de politiques de restructuration. Exemple des relations de gestion du travail et des stratégies des
Assessment and optimization of economicrestructuring in a small peripheral region
Géographie de l'Europe ; Industrie ; Karel'skaja ASSR ; Modèle ; Redéploiement ; Restructuration industrielle ; URSS d'Europe
An evaluation model is presented which is suitable for planning methods related to the construction of regional economic scenarios. The model is constructed for assessment and optimization the regional economic structure in the medium-run
. A scenario experiment was performed in a small peripheral area of Finland, Northern Karelia, in the early 1980s, and preliminary results are given regarding its ability to evaluate the course of restructuring in manufacturing in this area.
This paper is about the changing agricultural labour process, gender relations and agricultural restructuring, and environmental impact of agricultural restructuring.
The geography à disequilibrium. Global issues and restructuring in Italy
Economicrestructuring ; Economy ; Globalization ; Housing ; Immigration ; Industrialization ; Italy ; Protected area ; Residential mobility ; Socio-economic system ; Sustainable development ; Tourism ; Town
Développement durable ; Economie ; Immigration ; Industrialisation ; Italie ; Logement ; Mobilité résidentielle ; Mondialisation ; Restructuration économique ; Structure socio-économique ; Tourisme ; Ville ; Zone protégée
economy and policy restructuring, and specific sectors as housing, urban, social and economic problems, tourism and protected areas. - (MR)
The volume is a contribution to the debate on the consequences of the globalisation processes on the restructuring processes in Italy. It considers global issues as sustainable development, mass migration in the Mediterranean region, regional
Embourgeoisement ; Géographie urbaine ; Marché du logement ; Restructuration économique ; Société urbaine ; Voisinage
The economicrestructuring of cities and the stability of socially mixed neighbourhoods are closely related to gentrification. The debate reveals current shifts in theoretical approaches to urban geography. The complexity, the contextuality
Appalachian Mountains ; Economicrestructuring ; Economic strategy ; Entrepreneurship ; Gender ; Homework ; Household ; Identity ; Labour ; Social geography ; United States of America ; West Virginia
Appalachian Mountains ; Esprit d'entreprise ; Etats-Unis ; Genre ; Géographie sociale ; Identité ; Ménage ; Restructuration économique ; Stratégie économique ; Travail ; Travail à domicile ; West Virginia
The A. examines home-based work in an economic network to highlight the intersection of gender and economic practices in rural Appalachia. The case study for this project is an economic network comprised of sixty home-based workers who produce
knitwear for regional and national markets. The complexity of shifting economic livelihoods in the rural Appalachian context is examined. The analysis focuses on the (re)negotiation of gender identities by home-based workers in the context of economic
Les restructurations des entreprises fédérales de transport
Air transport ; Belgium ; Economicrestructuring ; Enterprise ; Privatisation ; Rail transport ; Regulation ; Transport
Belgique ; Entreprise ; Privatisation ; Restructuration économique ; Réglementation ; Transport ; Transport aérien ; Transport ferroviaire
Les entreprises publiques fédérales ont fait l'objet de privatisations et de profondes restructurations au cours des dernières années en raison de l'endettement de l'Etat fédéral et de l'entrée en application de nouvelles réglementations européennes
Pros and cons of decentralizing manufacturing away from the large capital cities. In Argentina under a 1979 law, the poor province of La Rioja attracted investment which has led to substantial economic growth, but to the detriment of metropolitan
and restructuring in Russia. Particular attention is devoted to the environmental ramifications of regional economic specialization, privatization, reduction in state subsidies and character of future urban/suburban development.
The A. assesses the current state of the environment, emerging environmental problems, and possible future developments in Russia's regions as a result of increasing regional differentiation brought about by the varied impacts of economic reform
Special issue : The economicrestructuring of older industrial areas
Appalachian restructuring in historical perspective : coal, culture and social change in West Virginia
Appalachian Mountains ; Coal ; Cultural geography ; Economicrestructuring ; Industrialization ; Mine ; Regional economy ; Social change ; United States ; Way of life ; West Virginia
Appalachian Mountains ; Changement social ; Charbon ; Culturel ; Economie régionale ; Etats-Unis ; Industrialisation ; Mine ; Mode de vie ; Restructuration économique ; West Virginia
into a peripheral economic and political appendage of the nation's industrial and financial centres. Industry altered life and labour, but farming persisted in a rural countryside.
Industrial restructuring and the development of office spaces in Singapore
Economic integration ; Industrial restructuring ; Offices ; Redevelopment ; Singapore ; State control ; Tertiary sector ; Urban economy ; Urban function
Bureaux ; Economie urbaine ; Fonction urbaine ; Intégration économique ; Redéploiement ; Restructuration industrielle ; Rôle de l'Etat ; Secteur tertiaire ; Singapour
This paper, attempts to grasp how a semi-peripheral global city secures its position in global economic interactions by acquiring the particular economic activities which can disperse from the core of innovating it, the A. attempted to consider
the industrial restructuring and the office development in Singapore, directing particular attention to the role of the state. - (KA)
Changement social ; Hongrie ; Investissement étranger ; Marché du logement ; Marché du travail ; Modernisation ; Politique économique ; Privatisation ; Restructuration économique
In this paper authors highlight some of the most important features of the economic and social change in Hungary which have taken place since 1989. Among others political, economic and social factors that have influenced the post-socialist
Capitalist restructuring and local economic development : perspective from an ultra-peripheral city-economy
Capitalism ; Economic environment ; Economic policy ; Economicrestructuring ; Economic strategy ; Local development ; New Zealand ; State control ; Urban economy
Capitalisme ; Développement local ; Economie urbaine ; Environnement économique ; Nouvelle-Zélande ; Politique économique ; Restructuration économique ; Rôle de l'Etat ; Stratégie économique
Etude des réactions économiques à la restructuration capitaliste contemporaine dans le cadre d'une économie urbaine périphérique (ville de Dunedin, Nouvelle-Zélande). Cette analyse économique locale montre qu'un partenariat expérimental a fini par
s'établir entre la municipalité, les chefs d'entreprise et les centres d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche. Réaction qui ne peut se comprendre que dans un contexte de restructuration économique rapide en réponse à la conjoncture internationale. Examen