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Distance and discourse in the local labour market: the case of Singapore
Author(s) -
Coe Neil M,
Kelly Philip F
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2000.tb00157.x
Subject(s) - argument (complex analysis) , rhetoric , space (punctuation) , sociology , economic geography , economics , linguistics , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry
Summary In this paper we use the example of Singapore to make two theoretical contributions to the geographical literature on local labour markets. Firstly, we suggest that the local labour market should be conceived of as an extended ‘network space’ that is constituted by extra‐local linkages and flows as well as local interactions. The importance of certain kinds of foreign ‘workers’ and ‘talent’ in Singapore can be used to illustrate this argument. Secondly, we contend that locally constructed discourses can actively shape labour market dynamics, exemplified here by the rise of ‘knowledge‐based economy’ rhetoric in Singapore.