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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
Author(s) -
Blackwell Boyd D.,
McFarlane Jim A.,
Fischer Andrew M.,
Dollery Brian E.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
economic papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.245
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1759-3441
pISSN - 0812-0439
DOI - 10.1111/1759-3441.12182
Subject(s) - geospatial analysis , local government , economic base analysis , agriculture , geography , mining industry , economic geography , government (linguistics) , local government area , private sector , regional science , economy , economic growth , business , archaeology , mining engineering , cartography , economics , engineering , linguistics , philosophy , microeconomics
The economic structure of local government areas ( LGA s) 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 LGA s. (ii) Employment growth is derived from public services, with private sector industries contributing almost equally in most LGA s. (iii) NT LGA s 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 LGA s.