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| Haller, William; Clemson University; whaller@clemson.edu. |
| This article traces the steel industry's restructuring during the 1980s and its consequences for older industrial regions tied historically to steel production. These regions contained large working-class communities that declined because of deindustrialization and restructuring. This article first examines the transition of the steel industry from its roots in extractive and primary manufacturing to a scrap-recycling industry that minimizes labor and raw material inputs. This transition parallels the structural changes in other industries addressed by political economic perspectives, such as the new international division of labor and globalization of production. The article then focuses on the socioeconomic and structural changes, using the Pittsburgh... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Deindustrialization; Economic restructuring; Underclass; Uneven development. |
| Ano: 2005 |
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| Leistritz, F. Larry; Root, Kenneth A.. |
| Rural communities in the Upper Midwest continue to experience economic restructuring, caused not only by area agricultural changes, but also by mining and local manufacturing shutdowns. Focusing on two states, Minnesota and North Dakota, this study details the repercussions, and response, of five rural communities to the downsizing or closure of a major employer. The five community case studies represent a range of industries in which there were employment losses, diversity in community size, proximity to other labor markets, as well as multiple and varied use of adjustment techniques local leaders used in their response to community job loss. The communities studied were selected from more than 40 communities in the two states that had experienced a... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Economic restructuring; Downsizing; Closure; Community case studies; Economic development organization; Lead time to closure/downsizing; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23383 |
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