Towards a Punctiform Representation of the Economy
Service Sector and the Rising Tide of Work What is the Service Sector? Work that isn’t Manufacturing Associations with “service Jobs”?
Service Industries 1. Infrastructure Services—transportation, communications, Utilities 2. Distributive services—wholesale and retail trade 3. Business services—finance, legal, insurance firms 4. Recreation and repair—everything from movies to hairdresses 5. Reproductive services—health and education Government participates in all of these areas.
Our Association with the Service Industries Distributive services—wholesale and retail trade
Our Association with the Service Industries “Fast Food Women” (1991) 1. There is a story of Job Loss and creation. What is it? 2. Who are the workers? 3. Who is the management? 4. What is the character of work in the fast food industry? 5. What is “flexible” about this Work? 6. Who is feeling overworked and why?