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The Rise To Prominence Of The Service Sector - Heralded Over Half A Century Ago As The Great Hope For The Twenty-first Century - Has Come To Fruition. In Many Cases, Employment In The Service Sector Now Outnumbers That In Manufacturing Sectors, And It Is Accepted That In All Developed Countries, The Service Sector Is The Only One In Which Employment Will Grow In Future. The Reasons For This Is The Subject Of Much Controversy And Debate, The Outcomes Of Which Are Not Merely Of Academic Interest But Of Decisive Importance For Economic Policy And The Quality Of Working And Living Conditions In Book Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Part I Different Service Societies In Europe; Part Ii The Organisations Of Service Work; Part Iii Common Challenges; Index Edited By Gerhard Bosch And Steffen Lehndorff. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English