Future perspectives for sparsely populated areas in Sweden
The sparsely populated northern Sweden has been the main target area for regional policy efforts since the 1960s. A rich variety of regional policy measures have been launched over the years. However, despite this and a heavy expansion of welfare undertakings a significant depopulation has taken pla...
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ftdatacite:10.22004/ag.econ.157833 2023-05-15T17:44:34+02:00 Future perspectives for sparsely populated areas in Sweden Wiberg, Ulf Wiberg, Ulf 2004 https://dx.doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.157833 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/157833 en eng Unknown Community/Rural/Urban Development International Development Labor and Human Capital depopulation regional policy spatial planning article-journal Text ScholarlyArticle 2004 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.157833 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z The sparsely populated northern Sweden has been the main target area for regional policy efforts since the 1960s. A rich variety of regional policy measures have been launched over the years. However, despite this and a heavy expansion of welfare undertakings a significant depopulation has taken place. Also the first generation of EU Structural Funds show very weak structural impacts on development of employment and population. Against this background the need is highlighted to reconsider fundamental principles behind policymaking. The paper argues for more active efforts to change attitudes and behaviour among economic actors and households in order to achieve stronger structural impacts. As a critical part of this the elaboration is suggested of new proactive strategies aiming at more sustainable spatial structures of welfare distribution and job opportunities in this type of increasingly vulnerable peripheries. Text Northern Sweden DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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The sparsely populated northern Sweden has been the main target area for regional policy efforts since the 1960s. A rich variety of regional policy measures have been launched over the years. However, despite this and a heavy expansion of welfare undertakings a significant depopulation has taken place. Also the first generation of EU Structural Funds show very weak structural impacts on development of employment and population. Against this background the need is highlighted to reconsider fundamental principles behind policymaking. The paper argues for more active efforts to change attitudes and behaviour among economic actors and households in order to achieve stronger structural impacts. As a critical part of this the elaboration is suggested of new proactive strategies aiming at more sustainable spatial structures of welfare distribution and job opportunities in this type of increasingly vulnerable peripheries. |
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