The Political Economy of the Service Transition

Name: The Political Economy of the Service Transition
Brand: OUP Oxford
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By Anne Wren

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Over the past four decades the wealthiest OECD economies-in Europe, North America, and Australasia- have faced massive structural change. Industrial sectors, which were once considered the economic backbone of these societies, have shrunk inexorably in terms of size and economic significance, while service sectors have taken over as the primary engines of output and employment expansion. The impact on labor markets has been profound: in many OECD countries more than three-quarters of employment is now in services, while industrial sectors, on average, account for less than one-fifth.

This sectoral shift in the locus of economic activity has potentially radical implications for politics and society. However, these implications are only beginning to be understood. This path-breaking book is a systematic attempt to understand the distinct political economy of service societies. It examines how different types of socio-economic regimes manage the service transition, with a central focus on job creation and destruction and the changing characteristics of labor markets, and shows that the economic, distributional, and political outcomes with which it is associated vary across countries depending on their political-institutional structures.

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Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 354
Release Date:: 2013-03-14
Publication Date:: 2013-01-24
Publisher:: OUP Oxford
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0199657289
ISBN13:: 9780199657285
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 696 g
Height:: 16.1 cm
Width:: 24 cm
Thickness:: 2.4 cm

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