Routledge Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition
That part of an economy producing SERVICES.
The formal part of this sector is dominated by schools, hospitals, retailing, banks and insurance; the informal part is dominated by self-employed persons in the BLACK ECONOMY. In the USA and the UK, as a consequence of DE-INDUSTRIALIZATION, it has become, as measured by employment, the major sector of the economy
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