Abstract
This study examines the linkages between the manufacturing and services sectors, and between each of them and the rest of the domestic economy, based on analysis of input-output tables and employment trends. This reveals that manufacturing is particularly important as a source of demand for the services sector as well as the rest of the economy through its strong backward linkages, which suggests that in this respect a decline in manufacturing could negatively affect future growth. Services are especially important in terms of employment creation, both direct and indirect.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | S175-S204 |
| Journal | South African Journal of Economics |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | SUPPL.2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Keywords
- Employment
- Growth
- Input-output
- Manufacturing
- Multipliers
- Services
- South Africa
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics and Econometrics
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