01513nam a22001577a 4500020002200000082001500022245007900037260004400116300001500160440005200175520095500227650011301182700002101295700002101316700001801337  a978-1-108-41615-3  a338.4bINT  aIntangible economyb: how services shape global production and consumption  aDelhibCambridge University Pressc2017  a xi, 196p.  aDevelopment trajectories in global value chains  aThe Intangible Economy: How Services Shape Global Production and Consumption studies aspects of the role of services in development as well as on particular sectoral issues, always with policy considerations lurking not far from the analysis. The volume highlights the evolution and significance of services in the global economy, including as a vehicle for development. It discusses the major pillars that hold the services infrastructure together, namely, its governance and financing mechanisms. Other chapters adopt more specific geographical or sectoral perspectives, including a regional study of the impact of services in economic integration in ASEAN; a country-level analysis of the role of services in economic and social upgrading in India; a look at industry-specific dynamics through the business process outsourcing model; and finally, a value chain view to understand how services are impacted on a granular or micro level by policies.  aservice industries government policy vService Industries economic aspects zGlobalization economic aspects   aElms, Deborah K.  aHassani,  Arian   aLow, Patrick