Enterprising Behaviour and the Urban-Rural Shift

David Keeble and Peter Tyler
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David Keeble: ESRC Centre for Business Research and the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Downing Place, Cambridge, CB2 3EN, UK
Peter Tyler: Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, CB3 9EP, UK

Urban Studies, 1995, vol. 32, issue 6, 975-997

Abstract: The paper presents and discusses new evidence on the nature and causes of the urban-rural shift of business activity and employment in England, derived from a matched pairs survey of over 1000 manufacturing and service businesses in remote rural, accessible rural and urban settlements. It reveals faster employment growth in rural firms, highlights the migration origins of and environmental influences on rural firm founders, and identifies significant urban-rural differences in the enterprising behaviour of companies. The implications of these findings for a new theoretical understanding of the reasons for the urban-rural shift are explored.

Date: 1995
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