Enhancing the performance of the services sector

The services sector now accounts for over 70% of employment and value added in OECD economies. It also accounts for almost all employment growth in the OECD area. But despite its growing weight in OECD economies, productivity growth and employment rates in services remain low in many OECD countries....

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Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Autor Corporativo: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris, France : OECD c2005.
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Sumario:The services sector now accounts for over 70% of employment and value added in OECD economies. It also accounts for almost all employment growth in the OECD area. But despite its growing weight in OECD economies, productivity growth and employment rates in services remain low in many OECD countries. This report provides an overview of the role of services in economic performance, and the factors that affect services sector performance. This includes the role of labor and product markets, the impact of barriers to trade in services, the role of innovation in services and the impacts of information and communications technology (ICT) on the services sector. The report also includes a paper presenting case studies of successful services firms, which help illustrate the broader analysis from OECD data.--Publisher's description. OECD countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Notas:Papers presented at an OECD workshop held in Feb. 2005.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (270 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781280356735
9786610356737
9789264010307