From one skill shortage to the next: the Australian construction industry and geographies of a global labour market

"The initial prosperity of the 21st century's first decade was accompanied in Australia by a skills shortage. Despite a relatively brief hiatus created by the 'global financial crisis', significant skills shortages have re-emerged. Drawing on multi-scalar insights into the constr...

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Published inJournal of industrial relations Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 467 - 485
Main Authors McGrath-Champ, Susan, Rosewarne, Stuart, Rittau, Yasmin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.09.2011
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Affluence
Arbeitnehmer
Arbeitskräftebedarf
Arbeitskräftemangel
Ausländer
Australia
Australien
Baugewerbe
Berufsausbildung
Building
Construction Industry
Economic conditions
Economic Crises
Einwanderer
Employment
Fachkraft
Finance
Geography
Globalisierung
Globalization
Industry
Labor economics
Labor Market
Labor shortages
Labour economics
Markets
Migrationshintergrund
Qualifikationsdefizit
Qualitative analysis
Qualitative research
Regionaler Arbeitsmarkt
Rekrutierung
Scarcity
Skills
Twenty First Century
Wirtschaftsgeografie
Australia
Australia
construction industry
geography
globalization
skill shortage
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Summary:"The initial prosperity of the 21st century's first decade was accompanied in Australia by a skills shortage. Despite a relatively brief hiatus created by the 'global financial crisis', significant skills shortages have re-emerged. Drawing on multi-scalar insights into the construction industry in Australia and worldwide, and qualitative research in Australia, this article highlights the geographically constituted nature of the construction industry and the contradictory interplay of local labour force formation with increased recourse to the global labour market to meet workforce needs. More broadly, the article demonstrates how an appreciation of the geographical nature of an industry can yield new insights into work and employment." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku). Forschungsmethode: empirisch-quantitativ; empirisch; Befragung; Sekundäranalyse. Die Untersuchung bezieht sich auf den Zeitraum 1986 bis 2006.
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ISSN:1472-9296
0022-1856
1472-9296
DOI:10.1177/0022185611412897