Résumé
Course material presenting the British economy: agriculture, manufacturing, services...
Extrait:
The primary sector is agriculture, fishing, forestry and mining. The secondary sector is the one which transforms raw material into products. It's also called the manufacturing industry. The third sector, the tertiary sector is also called service sector. Evolution of British economy was based in agriculture, then based on manufacturing industry and now on the tertiary sector (...)
Contents:
Introduction
I) Agriculture
A. Main agricultural areas
a) Arable farming
b) Dairy farming, beef farming ans sheep breeding
c) Fishing
B. Mechanisation and scientific farming
C. Risks and oppositions
D. Farmer's difficulties
II) Manufacturing or the Secondary Sector
A. Rise and decline of the traditional industries
a) The rise
b) The decline
B. High-tech industries
III) The service sector (or tertiary sector)
A. General framework and definition
B. Financial services
C. Tourism and heritage
D. E business (or e-commerce)