Regeneration Flashcards
Primary sector
Producing raw materials
Secondary sector
Manufacturing/processing of raw materials
Tertiary sector
Service jobs
Quaternary
Within ICT/technology
Quinary
Focus on STEM and senior officials in healthcare, universities, research, government and business
Full-time employment
Permanent and may be a long term contract e.g. 2 years or short term such as 2 months
Part-time employment
Reduced hours and more flexible, maybe for 8 hours a week
Seasonal employment
Either summer or winter months e.g. summer tourism or agricultural work
Illegal employment
Often low paid in poor conditions and done by migrants
Self-employed
Run own business and may be a freelancer or consultant
Zero-hour contract
Employer/ee has no obligations for work and it is often minimum wage with little reliability
Temporary work
May be on an agency data base for temporary positions
Deindustrialisation
Economic and social change caused by the removal/failure of an industry in a region e.g. the mines in Yorkshire, ship building and steel in the North East
The overheated south
manufacturing is of little importantce to the south east and it has been less affected by deindustrialisation and recessions. Since economic crash it’s economic output has grown whereas the rest of the UK (except Scotland) has seen a relative decline. A quater of the population generates half of the UKs economic growth
Postcode lottery
The uneven distribution of local personal health and health services nationally, especially in mental health, early diagnosis of cancer and emergency care for the elderly