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UNINA9910811545103321 |
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Titolo |
Technology in services : policies for growth, trade, and employment / / Bruce R. Guile and James Brian Quinn, editors |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-21464-3 |
9786610214648 |
0-309-53518-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (vi, 247 pages) : illustrations |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GuileBruce R |
QuinnJames Brian <1928-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Service industries - Technological innovations - United States |
Industries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographies and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Technology in Services""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION TO SERVICES INDUSTRIES POLICY ISSUES""; ""SERVICES AND THE DEINDUSTRIALIZATION DEBATE""; ""THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES""; ""PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN SERVICES""; ""SERVICES TRADE""; ""KEY POLICY ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE POLICY RESEARCH""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Technology in Services: Past Myths and Future Challenges""; ""DISPELLING PAST MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT SERVICES""; ""HOW TECHNOLOGY AFFECTS COMPETITIVE STRUCTURES""; ""SERVICES TECHNOLOGIES AND THE FUTURE"" |
""Changed Employment Patterns""""Economic and Job Stability""; ""The Manufacturing-Services Interface""; ""Changing International Competitive Structures""; ""Deregulation and Services Innovation""; ""International Trade Implications""; ""WHITHER SERVICES?""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""NOTES""; ""References""; ""Growth of Services Employment in the United States""; ""EMPLOYMENT GROWTH IN SERVICES 1972-2000""; ""Occupational Employment Changes, Past and Prospective""; ""Educational Content of Jobs""; ""Blacks, Hispanics, and Women"" |
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""EXPLANATIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE SERVICES INDUSTRIES""""Factors in Growth of the Producer-Services Industries""; ""Growth of the Gross National Product (GNP)""; ""Final Demand Composition""; ""Differential Effects""; ""Business Practices""; ""The Unbundling Hypothesis""; ""BROAD OCCUPATIONAL TRENDS, 1977-1986""; ""More Detailed Analyses of the 1983-1986 Period""; ""Industrial Composition, 1983-1986""; ""Industry Staffing Patterns, 1983-1986""; ""Combining the Three Factors""; ""Impact on Producer-Services Industries""; ""Conclusions about Unbundling"" |
""WHY DO BUSINESSES DEMAND MORE PRODUCER SERVICES?""""Economies of Scale in Information""; ""Specialized Corporate Services""; ""Government Regulations and Laws""; ""International Trade""; ""Resistance to Innovation""; ""Durability and Commonality""; ""WHY THE CONCERN ABOUT A SERVICES ECONOMY?""; ""Problems of Classification""; ""Services A Prime Mover or a Dependent?""; ""SUMMARY""; ""NOTES""; ""References""; ""Role of Services in the U.S. Economy""; ""THE NATURE OF SERVICES""; ""THE USE OF SERVICES IN PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION"" |
""THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURED GOODS IN THE PRODUCTION OF SERVICES""""THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES INPUTS FOR MANUFACTURING""; ""THE CAPTIVE PRODUCTION OF SERVICES BY BUSINESSES""; ""HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTION AND PURCHASES OF SERVICES""; ""IMPLICATIONS OF THE ANALYSIS""; ""NOTES""; ""References""; ""Productivity in Services""; ""OUTPUT, INPUT, AND PRODUCTIVITY DEVELOPMENTS, 1948-1986""; ""Sector Comparisons""; ""Industry Differences""; ""Causal Factors behind Productivity Change""; ""POLICIES TO PROMOTE PRODUCTIVITY AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE""; ""Volume Factors"" |
""Promoting Technological Knowledge"" |
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