Restructuring in the New Zealand textile industry : a thesis ... for the degree of Master of Arts in Geography at Massey University

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dc.contributor.authorFerretti, Donna Louise
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-16T23:24:38Z
dc.date.available2015-12-16T23:24:38Z
dc.date.issued1981
dc.description.abstractA structural approach is used to study the socio-economic and spatial implications of restructuring in New Zealand's textile industry. Government policy, specifically the textile plan, is analysed in an attempt to determine the industry's structural response to change in its operating environment. Development of textile manufacturing, as well as market and technological environments effecting change are examined. These reveal contradictions inherent in capitalist production as well as emerging conflicts resulting from changes in production relations within the industry. It is found that changing relationships in product, company, employment, and spatial structures lead to socio-economic inequalities, expressed primarily in the textile industry's core-periphery structure. Government policy appears to have hastened these processes without changing underlying relationships responsible for inequality. Government policy is thus seen to perpetuate the status quo. The analysis suggests the textile industry is increasing its concentration in core areas, thereby altering its traditional dispersed spatial pattern. Policies to alleviate regional inequalities appear to be incompatible with restructuring. The study concludes that capitalist economic growth and social equity policy aims are contradictory, and that inequalities will inevitably widen if government promoted restructuring continues.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/7359
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_US
dc.subjectTextile industryen_US
dc.titleRestructuring in the New Zealand textile industry : a thesis ... for the degree of Master of Arts in Geography at Massey Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorFerretti, Donna Louiseen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGeographyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M. A.)en_US
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