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Harris: an island area of Scotland

Chapman, Polly ; Shucksmith, Mark ; Glass, Jayne ; Atterton, Jane

Rural Poverty Today, 2023

Policy Press

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  • Título:
    Harris: an island area of Scotland
  • Autor: Chapman, Polly ; Shucksmith, Mark ; Glass, Jayne ; Atterton, Jane
  • Assuntos: Family and friends ; Housing pressure ; Island ; Rural poverty ; Social stigma ; Social Stratification, Inequality, and Mobility ; Tourism
  • É parte de: Rural Poverty Today, 2023
  • Descrição: Harris lies in the Outer Hebrides and is very sparsely populated, with one small town and others scattered around the island’s perimeter. The population has halved since 1951. Tourism, fishing and crofting remain but most employment today is in the service sector, with good jobs in the public sector health and education. In recent years, the development of the ‘Harris brand’ has generated a dramatic increase in economic activity and employment, beyond the capacity of the available workforce. Housing pressure, especially, has inflated house prices and caused difficulty in retaining or attracting key workers. Residents who did not benefit from this boom face difficulties accessing support and risk social stigma in small communities. While the community and voluntary sectors are strong, reliance on family and friends is often more socially acceptable. Over 70 per cent of the Western Isles is now in community ownership, but despite this and the localisation of local government in 1975, there is still a sense of distance from centres of power in Edinburgh, London and multinational boardrooms around the globe.
  • Editor: Policy Press
  • Idioma: Inglês
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