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Resolving transport issues in rural areas: research report. (2003)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Bond, S., & Hollywood, E. (2003). Resolving transport issues in rural areas: research report

The overall purpose of this study was to identify a means of improving access to public services for the residents of Argyll and Bute who need an effective and integrated transport system to enable them to access health and other services both locall... Read More about Resolving transport issues in rural areas: research report..

Changing nature of work and transport. (2003)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (2003). Changing nature of work and transport. In J. Hine, & J. Preston (Eds.), Integrated Futures and transport choices - UK transport policy beyond the 1998 white paper and transport acts (55-67). Ashgate Publishing

Delivering job search services for unemployed people in rural areas: the role of ICT. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W., & Lindsay, C. (2003). Delivering job search services for unemployed people in rural areas: the role of ICT.

The geographical remoteness of many rural communities from major centres of economic activity clearly affects the availability of public services, which tend to be concentrated in highly populated areas of industrial development. The potential benefi... Read More about Delivering job search services for unemployed people in rural areas: the role of ICT..

Unemployment duration and employability in remote rural labour markets (2003)
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., McCracken, M. G., & McQuaid, R. W. (2003). Unemployment duration and employability in remote rural labour markets. Journal of Rural Studies, 19(2), 187-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0743-0167%2802%2900067-0

This paper analyses the barriers to work faced by long- and short-term unemployed people in remote rural labour markets. Applying a broad concept of 'employability' as an analytical framework, it considers the attributes and experiences of 190 job se... Read More about Unemployment duration and employability in remote rural labour markets.