Clarke Fisher Model

Question 1

What does the Clark Fisher Model show?

Answer 1

The changing employment structure in countries at different stages of development.

Question 2

What are the three stages of the Clark Fisher Model?

Answer 2

pre- industrial, industrial, and the post-industrial phase.

Question 3

Define what the pre-industrial phase within the Clark Fisher Model.

Answer 3

Dominated by the primary sector- which declines through this period from 70%-55%.
secondary and tertiary sector employment both increase from 20%-30% and 10%-15% respectively.

Question 4

Define what happens in the industrial phase of the Clark Fisher Model.

Answer 4

Primary sector starts to experience a decline from 55%-15%, whilst tertiary sector employment experiences a sudden increase from 15%-50%- leaving it the most dominated sector. Also, secondary sector experiences a peak within this phase at roughly 43%.

Question 5

Define what happens in the post- industrial phase.

Question 6

Give an example of a country that is currently within these each of these phases.

Answer 6

pre-industrial= Burkina Faso
industrial= China and Mexico
post-industrial= UK and USA

Question 7

What time period does the Clark Fisher Model show?

Answer 7

pre-industrial= 1700s
industrial= industrial revolution (1760-1840)
post-industrial=1950s onwards