This study compares the economic performances of Brazil, Mexico and the US since 1950. 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...
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This study compares the economic performances of Brazil, Mexico and the US since 1950. 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. The growth of services obscures large differences between the two Latin countries and the USA in terms of the types of services that gained importance an
Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-305) and index
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Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 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; Appendix A: Population and Employment ; Appendix B: GDP Indices and Levels of GDP ; Appendix C: Exchange Rates and Prices; Appendix D: The Service Sector
Appendix E: Reconciling Census and National Accounts Data References ; Statistical References ; Name Index; Subject Index
