From the Service Economy to the Information Society--And Back Again?.

Miles, Ian

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ERIC Number: EJ370757

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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From the Service Economy to the Information Society--And Back Again?

Miles, Ian

Information Services and Use, v7 n1 p13-29 1987

Compares the traditional model of a service economy to models based on analyses of actual economic and employment trends, and discusses the role of information technologies in producer and consumer services; current policy issues concerning the information sector; and the need to integrate the concepts of goods and services. (CLB)

Descriptors: Economic Climate, Employment Patterns, Futures (of Society), Information Services, Information Technology, Models, Policy Formation, Prediction, Service Occupations, Sociocultural Patterns, Telecommunications, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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