Urbanisation

Question 1

Give reasons for the rise of the service economy

Answer 1

Population growth

• > need for financial services to support manufacturing industries.
• > need for specialised services as societies become more technologically advanced.
• > need for leisure / retail services as societies become wealthier.

Question 2

Give problems caused by the rise of the service economy

Answer 2

• Many men who lost their jobs through deindustrialisation have continued to suffer from long term unemployment.
• Many service jobs are part time / temporary.
• The number of service jobs created has not always made up for lack of manufacturing jobs.
• Service industries / newer manufacturing companies have avoided inner city areas -> inner city decline.

Question 3

Give a positive impact of the rise of the service economy

Answer 3

Deindustrialisation -> unemployment.

Service sector has reduced this unemployment.