6.1.8. Services

When you fall ill you go to your family doctor or you call a doctor. Sometimes your parents take you to a hospital for treatment. While in school, you are taught by your teachers. In the event of any dispute, legal opinion is obtained from a lawyer. Likewise, there are many professionals who provide their services against payment of their fee. Thus, all types of services are special skills provided in exchange of payments.

This chunk introduces the concept of services, highlighting the role of various professionals such as doctors, teachers, and lawyers. It emphasizes that services are special skills provided in exchange for payment and are essential in various aspects of life.

Think of a doctor as a mechanic for your body; just as you would take your car to a mechanic when it breaks down, you seek a doctor’s help when you’re unwell.

Tertiary activities are related to the service sector. Manpower is an important component of the Tertiary and service sector as most of the tertiary activities are performed by skilled labour, professionally trained experts and consultants.

Tertiary activities refer to those economic activities that involve providing services rather than producing goods. These activities depend heavily on skilled workers who have received professional training. This emphasizes the importance of education and expertise in the service sector.

Consider the hospitality industry, where skilled workers like chefs, hotel managers, and customer service representatives provide essential services to ensure guests have a pleasant experience.

In the initial stages of economic development, larger proportion of people worked in the primary sector. In a developed economy, the majority of workers get employment in tertiary activity and a moderate proportion is employed in the secondary sector.

This chunk explains how the workforce composition changes in relation to economic development. Initially, more people are employed in primary sectors like agriculture, but as economies grow, more jobs are created in the service sector (tertiary) rather than in manufacturing (secondary).

Imagine a village that relies mostly on farming (primary). As the village develops and opens a new shopping center or hospital, more jobs in services become available, shifting the focus away from just farming.

Tertiary activities include both production and exchange. The production involves the provision of services that are consumed. The output is indirectly measured in terms of wages and salaries. Exchange involves trade, transport and communication facilities that are used to overcome distance.

This section clarifies that tertiary activities are not about producing physical goods but providing services for consumption. The effectiveness of these services is often measured by the wages paid to workers. Additionally, it notes the significance of transport and communication in facilitating these services.

Think of how a restaurant operates: it provides a service (food) consumed by customers, and its success can be measured not only by profits but by the salaries paid to chefs and waitstaff who make that service possible.

Common examples are the work of a plumber, electrician, technician, launderer, barber, shopkeeper, driver, cashier, teacher, doctor, lawyer and publisher etc.

This segment lists various professional roles that fall under tertiary activities. It highlights the variety of jobs that contribute to the service sector and emphasizes the skills involved in these professions.

Consider a barber; they provide a grooming service that people pay for. The skills they possess – from cutting hair to advising on styles – demonstrate how specialized knowledge is crucial in the service industry.

The main difference between secondary activities and tertiary activities is that the expertise provided by services relies more heavily on specialised skills, experience and knowledge of the workers rather than on the production techniques, machinery and factory processes.

Here, the text distinguishes between secondary (manufacturing) and tertiary (services) sectors. It emphasizes that tertiary jobs rely more on specialized knowledge and skills rather than machinery or production processes.

Think of building a car (secondary activity) versus teaching a class (tertiary activity). The car relies on machines and assembly, while teaching relies on a teacher’s expertise and ability to convey knowledge.

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