Growth, Development, and the Service Economy in the Third World

by David L. McKee

Overview

This volume examines the role that the service economy can play in those third world countries lacking in traditional manufacturing industries. Analyzing service industries in third world economies, the author has put together the first work on this important world-wide economic trend. Professionals and academics in the fields of economics—political, developmental, labor, industrial and third world—will gain an understanding of how services provide developmental opportunities in third world host nations, and at the same time link those nations more closely to the international economy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275928971
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/07/1988
Series:	United Nations University/Third
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

DAVID L. MCKEE is Professor of Economics at Kent State University.

Table of Contents

Introduction
A General Overview: The Role of Service Activities in the World Economy
On Services and Growth Poles in Advanced Economies
Services and the Development Process in Third World Economies
Some Specifics on Services in Third World Settings—Tourism and the Development Process
Tourist Enclaves and Host Nation Development
Cruise Ships and the Development of Small Island Nations
Offshore Banking Centers and the Development Process
Services and the Development of Urban Labor Markets—Urban Expansion and Structural Change in the Puerto Rican Economy
Private Service Employment in Puerto Rican Metropolitan Areas
Some Final Reflections—An Overview of Services and Expansionary Processes
Service Realities and Economic Policy
Bibliography
Index