Consumer Services and Economic Development Contributor(s): Williams, Colin C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415145058 ISBN-13: 9780415145053 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1997 Annotation: Consumer Services and Economic Development evaluates the contributions that consumer services can make to local economic development and revitalization. A broad range of consumer service industries are examined in turn: tourism, sports, universities, retailing and cultural industries. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
Dewey: 338.941 |
LCCN: 96-41516 |
Lexile Measure: 1590 |
Physical Information: 1.04" H x 5.45" W x 8.52" (0.87 lbs) 308 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Consumer Services have been viewed as parasitic activities, dependent on other sectors of the economy for their viability and vitality. Yet local economic policy is now looking towards consumer services to solve severe economic problems. The rapid expansion of the service sector is now a principal feature of contemporary global economic restructuring. |