Abstract
In Western Europe and the US the experience of nonmetropolitan growth in manufacturing employment plays a vital role in accounting for industrial change, metropolitan declines and regional development. In Australia, the experience of country localities has made minimal or insignificant contributions to these debates. This paper points out that there has, however, been significant widespread growth in manufacturing employment in country localities and that this growth has been characterised by a dynamism in industry sectors and capital restructuring that is closely tied yet contrasting to the traditional industrial areas. The experiences of NSW is examined as a case study. The implications of these findings are to question the appropriateness of US and European models (and Australian conceptions) of regional change.
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