ABSTRACT
Is it possible to take over the form of explanation found useful in manufacturing industry to explain the location of service industry? In the classic restructuring theses of Massey (1984) and Massey and Meegan (1982), it is the differential availability, price and organization of ‘labour’ which are central to explaining the character of the restructuring found within a given industrial sector. Can this thesis be applied to the location of service employment within a given economy (for more detail, see Bagguley et al., 1990, ch. 3)?
