Supporters and dependants: the concept of economic dependency ratio as an indicator of changes in regional structures in Finland in 1989-1997
An examination is made of the concept of economic dependency ratio and its applicability as a tool for analysing changes in regional structures in Finland against the background of the unprecendented rise in unemployment from 4.4 % to 22.2 % that took place in 1989‑1993, when Finland moved from the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3930f7dd9a8e4975b2435c82f324a339 2023-05-15T17:42:37+02:00 Supporters and dependants: the concept of economic dependency ratio as an indicator of changes in regional structures in Finland in 1989-1997 Toivo Muilu Jarmo Rusanen Arvo Naukkarinen 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/3930f7dd9a8e4975b2435c82f324a339 EN eng Geographical Society of Finland https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/9184 https://doaj.org/toc/1798-5617 1798-5617 https://doaj.org/article/3930f7dd9a8e4975b2435c82f324a339 Fennia: International Journal of Geography, Vol 179, Iss 1 (2001) Geography (General) G1-922 article 2001 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T09:06:19Z An examination is made of the concept of economic dependency ratio and its applicability as a tool for analysing changes in regional structures in Finland against the background of the unprecendented rise in unemployment from 4.4 % to 22.2 % that took place in 1989‑1993, when Finland moved from the middle rank in the European employment statistics to become one of the countries with the worst unemployment. The traditional statistical approach based on administrative areas is fired out with georeferenced data for 1 x 1 km grid cells. The principal empirical observation at the municipality (local government district) level is that the small, predominantly rural districts of Eastern, Central and Northern Finland had poor economic dependency ratios that showed no appreciable improvement during the subsequent general economic recovery. GIS analyses based on deciles of population density confirmed this polarization of the differences in regional structure, since although unemployment and the economic dependency ratio deteriorated most markedly in the densely populated urban areas during 1989‑1993, the most sparsely populated areas lagged well behind these in development during the recovery years of 1993‑1997. The results suggest that the use of georeferenced data can provide additional information for planning and decision‑making purposes in the form of more accurate identification of problem areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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An examination is made of the concept of economic dependency ratio and its applicability as a tool for analysing changes in regional structures in Finland against the background of the unprecendented rise in unemployment from 4.4 % to 22.2 % that took place in 1989‑1993, when Finland moved from the middle rank in the European employment statistics to become one of the countries with the worst unemployment. The traditional statistical approach based on administrative areas is fired out with georeferenced data for 1 x 1 km grid cells. The principal empirical observation at the municipality (local government district) level is that the small, predominantly rural districts of Eastern, Central and Northern Finland had poor economic dependency ratios that showed no appreciable improvement during the subsequent general economic recovery. GIS analyses based on deciles of population density confirmed this polarization of the differences in regional structure, since although unemployment and the economic dependency ratio deteriorated most markedly in the densely populated urban areas during 1989‑1993, the most sparsely populated areas lagged well behind these in development during the recovery years of 1993‑1997. The results suggest that the use of georeferenced data can provide additional information for planning and decision‑making purposes in the form of more accurate identification of problem areas. |
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Toivo Muilu Jarmo Rusanen Arvo Naukkarinen |
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Supporters and dependants: the concept of economic dependency ratio as an indicator of changes in regional structures in Finland in 1989-1997 |
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Supporters and dependants: the concept of economic dependency ratio as an indicator of changes in regional structures in Finland in 1989-1997 |
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Supporters and dependants: the concept of economic dependency ratio as an indicator of changes in regional structures in Finland in 1989-1997 |
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Supporters and dependants: the concept of economic dependency ratio as an indicator of changes in regional structures in Finland in 1989-1997 |
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Supporters and dependants: the concept of economic dependency ratio as an indicator of changes in regional structures in Finland in 1989-1997 |
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supporters and dependants: the concept of economic dependency ratio as an indicator of changes in regional structures in finland in 1989-1997 |
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Geographical Society of Finland |
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Fennia: International Journal of Geography, Vol 179, Iss 1 (2001) |
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