Regional growth of any particular employment sector is influenced by economic and industrial structure of nation and region. Shift Share analysis determines the degree of influence of national development and regional and local factors on overall regional employment growth. It is argued that in...

Provides a comprehensive and analytical picture of the evolution and principles of PRA/PLA, with a number of illustrations and field-based studies. The author looks at the essential features of each method and highlights their applications in areas such as participatory poverty assessment and...