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Diversifying cores but stagnant peripheries: mining and other industry employment contributions to development in local government areas of the Northern Territory
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posted on 2023-05-19, 05:59 authored by Blackwell, BD, McFarlane, JA, Andrew FischerAndrew Fischer, Dollery, BEThe economic structure of local government areas (LGAs) of the Northern Territory (NT) are mapped and analysed using economic base theory. Using a three-stage geospatial visualisation we find that: (i) Mining and agriculture are predominantly providing job concentration in a handful of remote LGAs. (ii) Employment growth is derived from public services, with private sector industries contributing almost equally in most LGAs. (iii) NT LGAs exhibit core-periphery characteristics including vulnerable peripheries, often alongside mature mining operations. (iv) However, mature mining is also found alongside diversified sub-cores, providing a model for more vulnerable LGAs.
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Publication title
Economic Society of Australia. Economic PapersVolume
36Pagination
317-334ISSN
0812-0439Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing AsiaPlace of publication
155 Cremorne St, Richmond, VIC 3121 AustraliaRights statement
?Copyright 2017 The Economic Society of AustraliaRepository Status
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