Office employment and the regional problem

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Burrows E. M. (1973) Office employment and the regional problem, Reg. Studies, 7, 17–31. The use of data on office occupations highlights the existence of regional occupational imbalances far greater than sectoral differences in the regions would imply. Evidence points to a deteriorating position in the office sector in the peripheral regions, which is worse for males, and which signifies reduced levels of independence for the periphery. Alternative measures of this phenomenon are given for each region and for both sexes which confirm that the centre is receiving more and more of the warranted office growth generated by the periphery. Regional policy in the office field is regarded as inadequate and negative in character, whilst centralization tendencies will only increase this inadequacy with the passage of time.