Post-industrial society — A post industrial society is a society in which an economic transition has occurred from a manufacturing based economy to a service based economy, a diffusion of national and global capital, and mass privatization. The prerequisites to this… … Wikipedia
post-industrial — society … Dictionary of sociology
Post-industrial economy — A post industrial economy refers to a period of growth within an industrialized economy or nation in which the relative importance of manufacturing lessens and that of services, information, and research grows.Such economies are often marked by:… … Wikipedia
society, post-industrial — See post industrial society … Dictionary of sociology
post-industrial — UK US /ˌpəʊstɪnˈdʌstriəl/ adjective [before noun] ECONOMICS ► belonging or relating to an economy that is based more on service industries than on manufacturing: post industrial economy/society/world »As the state works to rebuild its post… … Financial and business terms
post-industrial — post in dustrial adj relating to the period in the late 20th century when the older types of industry became less important, and computers became more important ▪ the post industrial information based society … Dictionary of contemporary English
post-industrial — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of an economy or society) no longer relying on heavy industry … English terms dictionary
industrial society — It is important to distinguish the descriptive from the analytical uses of this term. At a descriptive level, an industrial society is simply one displaying the characteristic features of industrialism , as listed under that heading. However, the … Dictionary of sociology
Industrial society — In sociology, industrial society refers to a society with a modern societal structure. Such a structure developed in the west in the period of time following the industrial revolution. Pre modern, or Pre industrial society are also called… … Wikipedia
post-industrial — adj. Post industrial is used with these nouns: ↑society … Collocations dictionary
