The Intangible Economy
How Services Shape Global Production and Consumption
Deborah K Elms editor Arian Hassani editor Patrick Low editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:4th Jul '17
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Studies the role of services in development as well as on sectoral issues, with policy considerations embedded in the analysis.
Studies the role of services in development and on sectoral issues, with policy considerations embedded in the analysis. Highlights the evolution and significance of services in the global economy, including as a vehicle for development. Discusses the major pillars that hold the services infrastructure together, namely, its governance and financing mechanisms.The Intangible Economy: How Services Shape Global Production and Consumption studies aspects of the role of services in development as well as on particular sectoral issues, always with policy considerations lurking not far from the analysis. The volume highlights the evolution and significance of services in the global economy, including as a vehicle for development. It discusses the major pillars that hold the services infrastructure together, namely, its governance and financing mechanisms. Other chapters adopt more specific geographical or sectoral perspectives, including a regional study of the impact of services in economic integration in ASEAN; a country-level analysis of the role of services in economic and social upgrading in India; a look at industry-specific dynamics through the business process outsourcing model; and finally, a value chain view to understand how services are impacted on a granular or micro level by policies.
ISBN: 9781108416153
Dimensions: 239mm x 156mm x 18mm
Weight: 420g
206 pages