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GCSE Geography · key term
An economy in which services and knowledge-based activities have become more important than traditional manufacturing.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 2
Revise: Causes of Economic Change and the Post-Industrial EconomyThe UK has since moved towards a post-industrial economy: services and knowledge-based activities have grown in importance while traditional manufacturing employment has declined. This does not mean that the UK no longer makes things. Manufacturing continues, but it employs a smaller share of the workforce.
Paper 2
An economy in which services and knowledge-based activities account for most employment, rather than manufacturing.
A post-industrial economy still has manufacturing. The change is towards greater importance of services and knowledge-based activities.
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The UK later moved towards a post-industrial economy. Primary and secondary activities became less important as sources of employment, while services and knowledge-based activities grew. This does not mean that farming or manufacturing disappeared: it means that they employ a smaller proportion of the workforce.