The economics of services : microfoundations, development and policy /
Jansson, Jan Owen,author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-324) and index.
pt. I. The service economy in perspective -- 1. Two approaches to service sector definition and measurement -- 2. Merit goods -- pt. II. Microeconomic foundations -- 3. Production costs of non-storable goods -- 4. Distribution costs of non-transportable goods -- 5. The basic trade-off and the resulting market areas -- 6. Market forms and competition -- 7. Supply and demand at the system level -- 8. Welfare economics 1: Towards A-efficiency -- 9. Welfare economics 2: Towards X-efficiency -- pt. III. Urbanisation and service sector development -- 10. Unprecedented rise in the standard of living -- 11. Structural change of the economy -- 12. Urban service industries before the private car -- 13. Mass motoring, enlargement of service markets and urban sprawl -- 14. Towards sustainability of the service sector -- pt. IV. Public policy towards services -- 15. Trust in economic growth cannot replace allocation policy -- 16. Is cost-benefit analysis the answer? -- 17. Towards social balance in the consumption -- 18. Increased employment for absolute want satisfaction -- 19. The financial challenge -- 20. Summary and conclusions.
Service industries.
Industrial policy.