Service sector development in the Netherlands: a vision of the post-industrial future?

Article Abstract:

The post-industrial state, as envisioned by American sociologist, is empirically tested through an analysis of the Dutch economy. The Netherlands suits the definition since it is a largely service-oriented economy, a qualifying characteristic of the post-industrial state. The country's health and education sectors are given particular focus. The results, however, largely negate the theory. The Netherlands' service sector has been traditionally big but is on the brink of slowing down, contrary to theory. Bell's idea regards the burgeoning of service industries as a later development. It is regarded as but a natural and logical offshoot of the decay of an earlier industrial state.

Netherlands, Services, Industrial development, Industrialization

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On the interrelationships between the services-producing industries and the goods-producing industries of Canada

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The relationship of the services-producing and goods-producing sectors in Canada is examined using an input-output model. The interdependence of the two is established through an analysis of the internal, external and intersectoral multipliers of the individual sectors. While the goods-producing sector has a higher potential for creating economic stimulus because of its high internal multiplier, the service sector has a higher external multiplier. The complementary nature of their interaction is shown by the intersectoral multiplier.

Usage, Consumer goods industry, Input-output analysis

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Classification of service businesses from a utility creation perspective

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A framework for classifying service business firms from the perspective of utility creation is presented. The concept is based on the proposition that a service enterprise's major function is to reduce and/or relieve the constraint of time and space factors on the customer. Considering the two dimensions of service recipients or customers and types of utility creation, whether time or space, four types of service businesses are identified.

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