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Losing Control? Inequality and Social Divisions in Oslo

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  • Terje Wessel

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The debate on inequality and social divisions in Western cities has been dominated by three positions - the polarization thesis, the 'skills mismatch' thesis and a specific European approach emphasizing the significance of welfare state structures. These three positions are examined with data from Oslo, Norway. It is shown that although income inequality has increased, there is no consistent pattern of social divisions. The evidence provides support both for the polarization and the mismatch thesis, dependent on the unit of analysis and the group in question. It is difficult to spot influences of the welfare state in these data, and it is argued that rising inequality, contrary to service provision, poverty and segregation, approaches a 'closed process'. Increased earnings at the very top, however, may be explained in terms of social networks.

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  • Terje Wessel, 2001. "Losing Control? Inequality and Social Divisions in Oslo," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(7), pages 889-906, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:9:y:2001:i:7:p:889-906
    DOI: 10.1080/09654310120079823
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    2. Thomas Maloutas, 2007. "Segregation, Social Polarization and Immigration in Athens during the 1990s: Theoretical Expectations and Contextual Difference," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 31(4), pages 733-758, December.
    3. Jonathan Pratschke & Enrica Morlicchio, 2012. "Social Polarisation, the Labour Market and Economic Restructuring in Europe: An Urban Perspective," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 49(9), pages 1891-1907, July.
    4. Scott Baum & Michelle Haynes & Yolanda van Gellecum & Jung Hoon Han, 2006. "Advantage and Disadvantage across Australia's Extended Metropolitan Regions: A Typology of Socioeconomic Outcomes," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 43(9), pages 1549-1579, August.

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