Multiple Scales of Income Inequality: A Longitudinal Analysis of Swedish Regions
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| Názov: | Multiple Scales of Income Inequality: A Longitudinal Analysis of Swedish Regions |
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| Autori: | Erlström, Andreas, Grillitsch, Markus, Guldåker, Nicklas |
| Prispievatelia: | Lund University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences, Department of Human Geography, Lunds universitet, Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar, Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi, Originator, Lund University, Faculty of Engineering, LTH, Departments at LTH, Department of Design Sciences, CIRCLE, Lunds universitet, Lunds Tekniska Högskola, Institutioner vid LTH, Institutionen för designvetenskaper, CIRCLE, Originator |
| Zdroj: | Geographical Analysis. 57(3):370-388 |
| Predmety: | Social Sciences, Social and Economic Geography, Economic Geography, Samhällsvetenskap, Social och ekonomisk geografi, Ekonomisk geografi |
| Popis: | The subject of inequality and its geographical dimensions has seen a surge of interest in recent years. However, existing work tends to study inequality through single spatial scales, even though processes driving inequality operate at and across multiple scales. This article, therefore, investigates how inequality at the regional and local scale relates to phases of economic development in Sweden over three decades. The findings point towards a diverging trend of inequality between the regional and local scale, with a noticeable shift at the turn of the millennium. While the last decades were characterized by a slight regional convergence, inequality at the local scale continued to increase. Accounting for different regional contexts, economic growth and local inequality were most pronounced in the larger urban areas. Surprisingly, though, in the last decade, employment grew in urban areas without an increase in local inequality. In contrast, peripheral and sparsely populated regions experienced a rise in inequality without significant employment growth. This suggests that the link between economic development and inequality is not universal but dependent on, among others, the nature of structural change in the economy and institutional preconditions. |
| Prístupová URL adresa: | https://doi.org/10.1111/gean.70003 |
| Databáza: | SwePub |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstrakt: | The subject of inequality and its geographical dimensions has seen a surge of interest in recent years. However, existing work tends to study inequality through single spatial scales, even though processes driving inequality operate at and across multiple scales. This article, therefore, investigates how inequality at the regional and local scale relates to phases of economic development in Sweden over three decades. The findings point towards a diverging trend of inequality between the regional and local scale, with a noticeable shift at the turn of the millennium. While the last decades were characterized by a slight regional convergence, inequality at the local scale continued to increase. Accounting for different regional contexts, economic growth and local inequality were most pronounced in the larger urban areas. Surprisingly, though, in the last decade, employment grew in urban areas without an increase in local inequality. In contrast, peripheral and sparsely populated regions experienced a rise in inequality without significant employment growth. This suggests that the link between economic development and inequality is not universal but dependent on, among others, the nature of structural change in the economy and institutional preconditions. |
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| ISSN: | 00167363 15384632 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/gean.70003 |