1st Edition

Service Economies In Europe Opportunities For Growth

By Wolfgang Ochel, Manfred Wegner Copyright 1988
    160 Pages
    by Routledge

    160 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book is about the growth and the role of services in the overall growth of the European economy to develop an adequate framework for assessing the service sector and for making policy recommendations. It aims to take stock of the existing knowledge and gaps in producer services.

    Foreword and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Definitions, classifications, and measurement -- The role of services in the development process: an overview -- Consumer services: determinants and interlinkages -- The ‘new economy’: the growing importance of service functions -- Demand for Producer Services -- Supply of producer services -- Summary and conclusions

    Biography

    WolfgangOchel