Contact potential and the occupational structure of the British urban system 1961–1966: An empirical study

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Westaway J. (1974) Contact potential and the occupational structure of the British urban system 1961–1966: An empirical study, Reg. Studies 8, 57–73 The paper reports an analysis of the distribution of the various functions of business organizations. This comprises, firstly, a study of the occupational structure of the British urban system, with special reference to contact-intensive occupations and, secondly, an examination of the distribution of the head office functions of the 1000 largest industrial companies. Management functions were found to be increasingly concentrated in the London area. Administrative activities were also concentrated in the South East, but were being dispersed to other parts of England. In contrast, productive functions dominate the occupational structure of the less prosperous regions of Britain. A later paper will discuss the rationale behind these trends and also their social, economic and political implications.

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