Home Based Business in Suburban Peripheral Regions and Government Policy: A Case Study of Casey, Melbourne, Australia

Jain, Ameeta and Courvisanos, Jerry. Home based business in suburban peripheral regions and government policy: A case study of Casey, Melbourne, Australia [online]. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, The, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2013: 295-318

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Ameeta Jain

Deakin University - Faculty of Business and Law

Jerry Courvisanos

University of Ballarat

Date Written: March 6, 2013

Abstract

Home based businesses (HBB) are increasingly becoming an alternative to salaried employment. This research explores the potential for HBB to contribute significantly to the economic development of peripheral metropolitan centres. Without economic development, these centres remain dormitory suburbs with unresolved associated social and ecological issues. By mapping the diversity and limitations of HBB in the City of Casey, an outer suburban peripheral area of Melbourne, Australia, this study aims to evaluate what exists and the response by governments at all levels to further business development. This study finds that the role of government is restricted to broad initial start-ups, with no programs or support for the type of innovative HBB that need to be husbanded and encouraged to grow outside of the narrow confines of their home base.

Keywords: peripheral urban development, government policy, home based business, economic development

Suggested Citation

Jain, Ameeta and Courvisanos, Jerry, Home Based Business in Suburban Peripheral Regions and Government Policy: A Case Study of Casey, Melbourne, Australia (March 6, 2013). Jain, Ameeta and Courvisanos, Jerry. Home based business in suburban peripheral regions and government policy: A case study of Casey, Melbourne, Australia [online]. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, The, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2013: 295-318, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2994628

Ameeta Jain (Contact Author)

Deakin University - Faculty of Business and Law ( email )

Burwood, Victoria 3215
Australia

Jerry Courvisanos

University of Ballarat ( email )

Australia

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