Transformation of Resource Towns and Peripheries

Greg Halseth is a Professor in the Geography Program at the University of Northern British Columbia, where he is also the Canada Research Chair in Rural and Small Town Studies and Co-Director of UNBC’s Community Development Institute, Canada.

Table of Contents



Introduction



1 Introduction – Political Economy Perspectives on the Transformation of Resource Towns and Peripheries



Greg Halseth



Section 1: Global-local Perspectives on Restructuring



Introduction: Geography and History Matter



Roger Hayter



2 Australia – Trap or opportunity? Natural resource dependence, scale, and the evolution of new economies in the space/time of New South Wales’ Northern Tablelands



Neil Argent



3 British Columbia – Localization AND globalization: Industrial re-organization in Mackenzie, British Columbia



Greg Halseth, Laura Ryser, and Sean Markey



4 Finland – Global – local links and industrial restructuring in a resource town in Finland: The case of Lieksa



Markku Tykkyläinen, Eero Vatanen, Maija Halonen, and Juha Kotilainen



5 New Zealand – Restructuring of the New Zealand economy: Global-local links and evidence from the West Coast and Southland regions



Sean Connelly and Etienne Nel



Section 2: Labour and Employment Perspectives on Restructuring



Introduction: Jobs and Labour Power Under Threat



Roger Hayter



6 Australia – Labour/capital relations and sustainable development in the NSW Northern Tablelands



Neil Argent



7 British Columbia – Contentious flexibility: Job losses in labour restructuring in Mackenzie, BC



Greg Halseth, Laura Ryser, and Sean Markey



8 Finland – Industrial labour in a resource town in Finland: The case of Lieksa



Maija Halonen, Eero Vatanen, Markku Tykkyläinen, and Juha Kotilainen



9 New Zealand – Employment and labour in New Zeal