Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 319 p)
,
ill
ISBN:
9781843765349
Series Statement:
Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
Content:
Economic Performance in the Americas compares the economic performances of Brazil, Mexico and the USA over the past half century. As with most other high and middle-income countries their economies are service-sector orientated and have been for several decades. This book encompasses all sectors of the economy but focuses primarily on services, analysing both the main trends in the various service industries in Brazil and Mexico and the underlying forces shaping their huge expansion
Content:
1. Introduction -- 2. Structural change and the shift to services -- 3. Measurement of real service output -- 4. Transport and communications -- 5. Wholesale and retail trade -- 6. Financial services -- 7. Health care -- 8. Education -- 9. Commodity-producing sectors -- 10. Comparative performances of the service and commodity sectors
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-305) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1840645474
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781840645477 (hardback)
Additional Edition:
Available in another form ISBN 9781840645477 (hardback)
Additional Edition:
Elektronische Reproduktion von Mulder, Nanno, 1967 - Economic performance in the Americas Cheltenham, UK [u.a.] : Elgar, 2002 ISBN 1840645474
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
Keywords:
USA
;
Dienstleistungssektor
;
Mexiko
;
Dienstleistungssektor
;
Brasilien
;
Dienstleistungssektor
;
Brasilien
;
Mexiko
;
USA
;
Dienstleistungssektor
;
Wirtschaftliche Lage
;
Geschichte 1950-1996
DOI:
10.4337/9781843765349
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