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Gillespie: Foundations of Economics

Unit 2

Coal mining
One of the industries that has declined enormously in the UK as resources have been reallocated is coal mining. For more about this read
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2131197.stm

Private Finance Initiative
In the UK Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs) have been introduced to allow partnerships between the public and private sector in the provision of some services. To find out more about these initiatives visit
www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/documents/public_private_partnerships/ppp_index.cfm

Services
The service sector has grown enormously in significance in the last twenty years. To read about changes in the service sector visit
www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=558