Economic performance in the Americas the role of the service sector in Brazil, Mexico and the USA
1. Introduction -- 2. Structural change and the shift to services -- 3. Measurement of real service output -- 4. Transport and communications -- 5. Wholesale and retail trade -- 6. Financial services -- 7. Health care -- 8. Education -- 9. Commodity-producing sectors -- 10. Comparative performances...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, U.K
Edward Elgar
c2002
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 1. Introduction -- 2. Structural change and the shift to services -- 3. Measurement of real service output -- 4. Transport and communications -- 5. Wholesale and retail trade -- 6. Financial services -- 7. Health care -- 8. Education -- 9. Commodity-producing sectors -- 10. Comparative performances of the service and commodity sectors Economic Performance in the Americas compares the economic performances of Brazil, Mexico and the USA over the past half century. As with most other high and middle-income countries their economies are service-sector orientated and have been for several decades. This book encompasses all sectors of the economy but focuses primarily on services, analysing both the main trends in the various service industries in Brazil and Mexico and the underlying forces shaping their huge expansion |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 319 p ill |
| ISBN: | 9781840645477 1840645474 9781843765349 |