Manpower Resources as a Key Element in the Economic Geography of an Area

Economic-geographic regional studies have largely neglected manpower resources. Moreover such studies have been concerned mainly with major civil divisions, such as republics, krays and oblasts, which in the case of Siberia assume very large size. Average data for such large areas, particularly in the manpower field, obscure intra-regional differences. The author describes a methodology for determining the number of persons who are occupied with household chores and are not employed in the national economy. The determination of the number of persons not employed in the economy makes it possible to plan increases in production by shifting such manpower reserves into industry or agriculture without the need for additional in-migration.