Routledge Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition
The non-physical output flowing from the employment of a FACTOR OF PRODUCTION. The major example is labour services. These can be as menial as cleaning, or as demanding as the provision of professional advice. As an ECONOMY reaches an advanced stage of development its activities are increasingly of this nature.
See also: Petty's law
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