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Replacing the services sector and three-sector theory: urbanization and control as economic sectors

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  • Alex Schafran
  • Conor McDonald
  • Ernesto Lopez Morales
  • Nihan Akyelken
  • Michele Acuto

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Developed during the Second World War, ‘three-sector theory’ popularized the notion of the ‘services’ sector. It has quietly underpinned understandings of economic structure ever since. The limitations and influence of this basic breakdown have led to many critiques and extensions, but no replacements. Inspired by Henri Lefebvre’s The Urban Revolution (1968), we develop a four-sector model that replaces services with sectors focused on urbanization and control. We argue that this model is a better reflection of material economic life, and a more useful way of approaching the 21st-century economy. It also offers scholars of urbanization and regional development a creative new way of seeing urbanization.

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  • Alex Schafran & Conor McDonald & Ernesto Lopez Morales & Nihan Akyelken & Michele Acuto, 2018. "Replacing the services sector and three-sector theory: urbanization and control as economic sectors," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(12), pages 1708-1719, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:52:y:2018:i:12:p:1708-1719
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2018.1464136
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    1. Fang Wang & Ming-Hua Tian & Zhong-Hua Yin, 2021. "Modern urbanization and industrial upgrading in China: evidence from panel data," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 55(2), pages 661-681, April.
    2. Lei Ding & Kunlun Chen & Yidi Hua & Hongan Dong & Anping Wu, 2020. "Investigating the Relationship between the Industrial Structure and Atmospheric Environment by an Integrated System: A Case Study of Zhejiang, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-21, February.
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    4. Jiabo Xu & Xingping Wang, 2020. "Reversing Uncontrolled and Unprofitable Urban Expansion in Africa through Special Economic Zones: An Evaluation of Ethiopian and Zambian Cases," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(21), pages 1-20, November.
    5. Ernesto López-Morales & Claudia Sanhueza & Sebastián Espinoza & Felipe Ordenes & Hernán Orozco, 2019. "Rent gap formation due to public infrastructure and planning policies: An analysis of Greater Santiago, Chile, 2008–2011," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 51(7), pages 1536-1557, October.

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