General Motor Holden’s closure in Playford, South Australia: Analysis of the policy response and its implications for health

dc.contributor.authorBrowne-Yung, Kathryn C.
dc.contributor.authorZiersch, Anna
dc.contributor.authorBaum, Fran
dc.contributor.authorFriel, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorSpoehr, J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T00:34:22Z
dc.date.issued2019-06-20
dc.date.updated2020-05-10T08:17:37Z
dc.description.abstractDeindustrialisation and the closure of automotive manufacturing can differentially affect the socioeconomic prospects of workers and their communities, and contribute to social and health inequity. We used Bacchi’s problematisation approach to examine the South Australian (SA) Labor government’s policy responses to the General Motors Holden (GMH) Elizabeth plant closure announcement.We focused on the way that these policy responses framed the ‘problem’ of this major economic shock, particularly the extent to which potential social and health equity consequences were addressed. We found a narrow focus on economic strategies, neglecting the compounding impact of poverty in Playford, which may exacerbate health inequity. The community effects from the GMH closure remain uncertain and may be delayed for several years. SArequires better integrated social and economic policies to minimise social and health inequalities, as the consequences of the car manufacturing loss are realised.
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Health and Medical Research Council, Grant/Award Numbers: APP1078046, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on the Social determinants of health equityen_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.issn0313-6647en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/187255
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd
dc.relationhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1078046
dc.rights© 2019 Institute of Public Administration Australia
dc.sourceAustralian Journal of Public Administration
dc.subjectgeneral motors holden closure
dc.subjecthealth equity
dc.subjectpolicy problematisation
dc.titleGeneral Motor Holden’s closure in Playford, South Australia: Analysis of the policy response and its implications for health
dc.typeJournal article
dcterms.dateAccepted2019-05-13
local.bibliographicCitation.issue1
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage17en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1en_AU
local.contributor.affiliationBrowne-Yung, Kathryn C., Flinders Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationZiersch, Anna, Flinders Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationBaum, Fran, Flinders Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationFriel, Sharon, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationSpoehr, J., The University of Adelaideen_AU
local.contributor.authoremailu4162881@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidFriel, Sharon, u4162881en_AU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIESen_AU
local.identifier.absfor160510 - Public Policyen_AU
local.identifier.ariespublicationu1026210xPUB225en_AU
local.identifier.citationvolumeOnlineen_AU
local.identifier.doi10.1111/1467-8500.12390en_AU
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu1026210en_AU
local.type.statusPublished Versionen_AU

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