METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSMENT OF TERTIARY SECTOR STRUCTURE OF THE WORLD ECONOMY
https://doi.org/10.7868/S2587556618010022
Abstract
The research of tertiary sector of economy is becoming one of the most attractive topics in the modern socioeconomic geography. One of the key issues is the choice of mathematical research tools. Sometimes a researcher faces the need of creating own mathematical tools. Tools are often presented by the parameters (indices, coefficients), used to analyze different sides of the intangible production sphere. In the article, author’s methodology for assessment of tertiary sector structure of the world economy is given as an attempt to penetrate to the internal arrangement of service sector. The tertiary sector (the services) is a very heterogeneous subject of economic activity types, united only by the quality of immateriality. The economic and mathematical tools developed by the author make it possible to produce country comparisons by tertiary sector, as well as to put forward hypotheses about the key segments development. The interpretation of the obtained results is given. Also, the author pays special attention to the theoretical and methodological basis of the geography of tertiary sector.
About the Author
Mikhail E. Savlov
Institute for Complex Strategic Studies
Russian Federation
Moscow
Russian Federation
Moscow
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- History of formation of geography of services.
- Mathematical tools to estimate the structure of the tertiary sector of the economy.
- Structures of the tertiary sector of Eastern European economies (Hungary, Czech Republic) generally reflect the structure of the tertiary sector of the world economy.
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Savlov M.E. METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSMENT OF TERTIARY SECTOR STRUCTURE OF THE WORLD ECONOMY. Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Geograficheskaya. 2018;(1):21-30. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.7868/S2587556618010022
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