Technology in services : policies for growth, trade, and employment / Bruce R. Guile and James Brian Quinn, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Guile, Bruce R.

Quinn, James Brian, 1928-

National Academy of Engineering.

Series:

Series on technology and social priorities.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Service industries--Technological innovations--United States--Congresses.

Service industries.

Industries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 247 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1988.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

""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""

""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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies and index.

ISBN:

9786610214648

9781280214646

1280214643

9780309535182

0309535182

OCLC:

923266430