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When studying the pattern of sectoral change as a country develops, we look at the three main economic sectors. Namely the "primary sector"; which is the extractive such as agriculture, forestry, fishing etc. These industries exploit the natural resources of the country. The "secondary sector" is next; it is manufacturing and construction, using the materials extracted by the primary sector. The third sector "tertiary sector" produces services such as transport, financial and leisure.
Typically countries go through a similar pattern of sectoral change, from the first stage of primary dominance, onto secondary and finally ending with tertiary dominance.
The first stage of primary dominance is based on the Agrarian society, with its economy based on agriculture. There is some surplus production that leads to the desire for trade, coherently creating the leisured class. Scientific discoveries lead to technological change which, when applied to agriculture made more......
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