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THE CHARACTERIZATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES: AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH
Author(s) -
Gadrey Jean
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
review of income and wealth
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1475-4991
pISSN - 0034-6586
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2000.tb00848.x
Subject(s) - goods and services , economics , perspective (graphical) , characterization (materials science) , public economics , neoclassical economics , microeconomics , economy , computer science , materials science , artificial intelligence , nanotechnology
The definitions of goods and services have been debated among economists for more than two centuries. This article seeks to consider the definitions currently used from a critical perspective and to offer a new general definition of services that is compatible with the existence of several demand rationales.