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Service with a Smile

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  • Ejaz Ghani
  • Arti Grover Goswami
  • Homi Kharas

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Can service be a growth escalator? The world is experiencing its third industrial revolution, and services are at the forefront of this revolution. Services have already surpassed industry as a source of economic growth and job creation, in both developed and developing economies. In the industrial sector, technologies have matured and employment is shrinking. However, services are getting more sophisticated and jobs are expanding. Services growth is also more inclusive and sustainable. It increases the participation of women in the labor force and places a lighter burden on natural resources. The promise of the services revolution is that countries do not need to wait to get started with rapid development. There is a new boat that development latecomers can take.
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  • Ejaz Ghani & Arti Grover Goswami & Homi Kharas, 2012. "Service with a Smile," World Bank Publications - Reports 17068, The World Bank Group.
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    Keywords

    Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures Banks and Banking Reform Economic Theory and Research Information and Communication Technologies - ICT Policy and Strategies Poverty Reduction - Achieving Shared Growth Finance and Financial Sector Development Macroeconomics and Economic Growth Public Sector Development;

    JEL classification:

    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

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