Services
Parasitic or Dynamic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4073902 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dorothy I Riddle (Arizona State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 467-474 |
| Publication date | 1985-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Policy Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1985.tb00246.x |
| OpenAlex | W1970890523 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
Traditional economic theorists have argued that services in general, and public services in particular, are unproductive and parasitic. Data is presented from seven representative countries at varying levels of economic development to show that, in fact, services are productive and play a critical role both in enabling the production of goods and In ensuring quality of life
Business · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Goods and services · Market economy · Microeconomics · Natural resource economics · Public economics · Public good · Economic Theory and Institutions
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1989 - 1994 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |