Technology in Services:

Policies for Growth, Trade, and Employment

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Size: 256 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1988

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Bruce R. Guile and James Brian Quinn, Editors; National Academy of Engineering
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Beginning by dispelling some of the myths about services, this provocative volume examines the growth in services, the way technology has shaped this growth, and the consequences for the American economy. Chapters discuss such topics as the effects of technology ...
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Front Matter	i-iv
Contents	v-viii	(skim)
Introduction to Services Industries Policy Issues	1-15	(skim)
Technology in Services: Past Myths and Future Challenges	16-46	(skim)
Growth of Services Employment in the United States	47-75	(skim)
Role of Services in the U.S. Economy	76-98	(skim)
Productivity in Services	99-117	(skim)
Technology and the Services Sector: America's Hidden Competitive Challenge	118-138	(skim)
Measuring Productivity in Services Industries	139-159	(skim)
Air Cargo Transportation in the Next Economy	160-166	(skim)
Changing Economics of International Trade in Services	167-186	(skim)
International Trade in Financial Services: The Japanese Challenge	187-210	(skim)
Key Policy Issues Posed by Services	211-234	(skim)
Advisory Committee	235-235	(skim)
Contributors	236-238	(skim)
Index	239-247	(skim)

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Beginning by dispelling some of the myths about services, this provocative volume examines the growth in services, the way technology has shaped this growth, and the consequences for the American economy. Chapters discuss such topics as the effects of technology on employment patterns and wages, international trade in services, and the relationship between services and the traditional manufacturing industries.

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"The chapters are succinctly written and filled with statistical and graphical information, much of it unique." --Choice

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