The economics of services : microfoundations, development and policy /
By: Jansson, Jan Owen
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BookPublisher: Cheltenham, UK. : Edward Elgar, c2013.Edition: 2nd ed.Description: x, 328 p. ; ill. : 24 cm.ISBN: 978-1782540847; 0857932179 (hbk)Subject(s): Service industries | Industrial policyDDC classification: 338.47 JA EC Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 338.47 JA EC (Browse shelf) | Available | T0025871 |
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| 338.47 BA NE The new luxury experience : | 338.47 BO IN India by design : | 338.47 HA ND Handbook of service business | 338.47 JA EC The economics of services : | 338.47 KU GL The global political economy of environment and tourism / | 338.47 PI RE Real luxury : | 338.47 SU ST Sustainable management of luxury |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-324) and index.
Machine generated contents note: 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? --
Contents note continued: 17.Towards social balance in the consumption -- 18.Increased employment for absolute want satisfaction -- 19.The financial challenge -- 20.Summary and conclusions.
Acclaim for the first edition:ÔThis is a well-written, provocative book, featuring much new material, original data analyses and interesting insights. Despite the proliferation of books on various aspects of services, there is nothing quite like it arou