describe the historical changes in the economic sector over the last hundred years
Primary Sector
- As the method of farming changed and the agricultural sector began to prosper production increased.
- Many people could not take up other activities.
- It is the stage of the goods produced were natural products and most people employed in this sector.
Secondary Sector
- Because of new methods of manufacturing were introduced, factories came up ang started expanding.
- Farmers began to work in factories.
- This sector slowly becamethe most important sector in the total production and employment.
- Hence a shift had taken place. It means the importance of sectors had changed.
Tertiary Sector
- In the past 100 years there has been another shift from secondary to tertiary sector in the developed countries.
- The service has become the most important. in terms of total production.
- Most of the working people also employed in the service sector. These are observed in the developed countries.