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The Service Industries

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This chapter begins by discussing the problem of classifying these industries before going on to deal with productivity and prices in a range of countries. It also discusses economic aspects, such as employment and value added, of the service industries in Britain and in other European countries. Particular service industries such as retailing, tourism and financial services are then analysed as exemplars of the sector.

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  1. Frank Livesey
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  1. University of Central Lancashire, UK

    Brian Atkinson (formerly Senior Lecturer in Economics), Frank Livesey (formerly Professor of Economics) & Bob Milward (Senior Lecturer in Economics) (formerly Senior Lecturer in Economics),  (formerly Professor of Economics) &  (Senior Lecturer in Economics)

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Livesey, F. (1998). The Service Industries. In: Atkinson, B., Livesey, F., Milward, B. (eds) Applied Economics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14250-7_16

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