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Author Beerepoot, Niels

Title Globalisation and Services-driven Economic Growth : Perspectives from the Global North and South
Published Milton : Taylor and Francis, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (257 pages)
Series The Dynamics of Economic Space
Dynamics of economic space.
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Globalisation and services-driven economic growth: an introduction; PART I Services and globalisation; 2 Mapping world trade flows in business services; 3 Services and growth in developing countries: a Kaldorian analysis; 4 Online services: an equalising force between the Global North and the Global South?; PART II The changing role of services in the Global North
5 Knowledge-based services and economic development: contributions to growth and resilience in European regions6 The dynamics of service FDI location: a disaggregated industry analysis for Great Britain; 7 Reducing quality uncertainty in the Amsterdam field of restaurants; 8 Offshoring, outsourcing and services FDI in Europe's 'old periphery': probing the experience of Northern Ireland; 9 New kids on the block? The emerging global mosaic of cultural production; PART III Service-led modernisation in the Global South
10 Changing geographies of service delivery in South Africa: towards regional value chains?11 Services offshoring and skill development in emerging economies: evidence from Metro Manila, Philippines; 12 Beyond call centres: the indirect effects of service sector-driven growth on new middle-class consumption and retail in Mumbai; 13 Conclusions: trends and ways forward in services-driven economic growth; Appendix; Index
Notes Print version record
Form Electronic book
Author Lambregts, Bart
Kleibert, Jana
ISBN 9781317127185
1317127188