Pluriactivity in rural Norway |
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Authors: | Sveinung Eikeland Ivar Lie |
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Institution: | Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, Division North Norway, P. O. Box 1271, N-9501 Alta, Norway |
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Abstract: | This article relates the results of a study carried out on the roles and functions of pluriactivity in rural Norway. The study sought to define the effect on pluriactivity of the integration of rural areas into urban labour markets, international systems of production, and the changes in the sectoral mix in rural areas. The analysis is based on three types of data: a list of enterprises from the national register of economic units, the central register of employed workers, and information from local informants in the sample municipalities. The article concludes that the rate of pluriactivity among the rural population depends on the way in which economic sectors are classified. A further finding is that pluriactivity is an important feature of rural Norway, but is still mainly associated with agricultural enterprise. A final conclusion is that pluriactivity has other characteristics in larger labour markets than in smaller labour markets in rural areas due to the urban influence on the former. |
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Keywords: | Pluriactivity Income opportunities in rural areas Agricultural and non-agricultural households |
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