Pat Emmitt 13AS

Economic Systems

1.

(a) Briefly outline the consequences of urban manufacturing decline.

The consequences of urban manufacturing decline apply within most post-industrial countries. With this decline in manufacturing comes also a decline in job opportunities. This is shown with the huge unemployment met after the closure of coal mines around the country in the early 1990’s. There was huge economic decline at this time, directly linked with the unemployment.

With the closure of many industries, there is a growth in derelict land. This has the initial impact of environmental damage, as it is polluting and unsupervised and can cause dangers to the near vicinity.

(b) Examine the causes of the decline in manufacturing employment in most MEDCs in recent years.

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Manufacturing in MEDCs such as England, U.S and France, has declined hugely in the past half century. There has been a major move toward the tertiary industry in the UK and other MEDCs. Other countries that are recently developed, such as China and Taiwan, are becoming the major forces in manufacturing.

Most MEDCs are now post industrial economies, this means that the majority of employment in the country is now within the tertiary or quaternary industries. This is showed with the decline of secondary industries in the UK from nearly 40% in 1951 to a significantly smaller 27% ...

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