The Political Economy of the Service Transition

. Ed(s): Wren, Anne

ISBN 10: 0199657289 / ISBN 13: 9780199657285

Published by OUP Oxford, 2013

About this Item

Over the past four decades the world's most developed economies have experienced rapid de-industrialization. More than three-quarters of employment is now in the service industry. This book is the first systematic examination of the political economy of this transition and explores its profound implications for the economy, politics, and society. Editor(s): Wren, Anne. Num Pages: 354 pages, Tables and figures. BIC Classification: KCF; KCP; KJK; KNS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 674. . 2013. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Political Economy of the Service Transition
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199657289
• ISBN 13: 9780199657285
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Over the past four decades the world's most developed economies have experienced rapid de-industrialization. More than three-quarters of employment is now in the service industry. This book is the first systematic examination of the political economy of this transition and explores its profound implications for the economy, politics, and society.

About the Author

Dr. Anne Wren received her Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government from Harvard University in 2000 and was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University between 2000 and 2007. In 2006 she was awarded a Marie Curie Excellence Team grant by the European Commission to establish a research team working on the political economy of the service transition at the Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS), Trinity College Dublin. She returned to Dublin to direct this research program and is currently a Research Associate of IIIS.