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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, BE
The 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 Papers

Volume

36

Pagination

317-334

ISSN

0812-0439

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia

Place of publication

155 Cremorne St, Richmond, VIC 3121 Australia

Rights statement

?Copyright 2017 The Economic Society of Australia

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  • Restricted

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