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LABOUR INTENSIVE INDUSTRY [1 record]

Record 1 2017-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
DEF

Description of industries in which there is a considerable use of labour in relation to the amount of capital equipment, per unit of output.

CONT

In a labour-intensive industry, capital charges may amount to only 20 per cent or less of the costs of production ...

Key term(s)
  • people intensive organisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
DEF

Activité ou secteur caractérisé par l'importance de la main-d'œuvre nécessaire à l'exploitation.

OBS

L'adjectif «travaillistique» s'emploie surtout par opposition à «capitalistique».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía empresarial
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