What is the relation between occupational structure and development?
the distribution of the population according to different types of occupation is reffered to as occupational structure.occupations are classified as primary,,secondary & tertiary. the proportion of working in different activities reflets the economic developement of a country. developed nations hve a high proportion of people in secondary and tertiary activities.
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There are four occupations of the people-Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary.
Occupations and development are positively related:
i. When majority of people are engaged in primary occupations, rate of development is slow because primary occupations provide livelihood to large number of people but do not contribute much too economic development.
ii. When people are engaged in secondary and tertiary occupations more than in primary occupations then the rate of economic development is more.
iii. When people are engaged in quaternary occupations, their quality is increased and they are more efficient and advanced.
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The distribution of the population according to different types of occupations is referred as occupational structure.
In India the occupational structure is dividede in to three they are: Primary(agriculture , and animal husbandry), Secondary ( Manufacturing) and Teritiary(services like banking, transport etc.)
The proportion of people working in different activities. Primary Secondary and Tertiary varies in developed and developing countries.
In developed countries higher proportion of people are engaged in secondary and tertiary sectors whereas in developing countries higher proprtion of people are engaged in primary activities.
Occupational shift in favour of secondary and tertiary sectors due to industrialization and urbanisation.
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The Relation between Occupational Structure and Development are as follows:
There are four occupations of the people-Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary.
Occupations and development are positively related:
i. When majority of people are engaged in primary occupations, rate of development is slow because primary occupations provide livelihood to large number of people but do not contribute much too economic development.
ii. When people are engaged in secondary and tertiary occupations more than in primary occupations then the rate of economic development is more.
iii. When people are engaged in quaternary occupations, their quality is increased and they are more efficient and advanced.
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The Relation between Occupational Structure and Development are as follows:
There are four occupations of the people-Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary.
Occupations and development are positively related:
i. When the majority of people are engaged in primary occupations, the rate of development is slow because primary occupations provide livelihood to a large number of people but do not contribute much too economic development.
ii. When people are engaged in secondary and tertiary occupations more than in primary occupations then the rate of economic development is more.
iii. When people are engaged in quaternary occupations, their quality is increased and they are more efficient and advanced.
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- occupation structure refers to the distribution of the population according to different types of occupation occupation are generally classified as primary,secondary,tertiary the proportion of people working in different activities is an index of development
- it varies in developed and developing countries developed countries developed countries have a high proportion of people in secondary and tertiary activities developing countries tend to have higher proportion of their workforce engaged in primary activities
- In India about 64% of the population is engaged only in a agriculture the proportion of population depend on secondary and tertiary sectors in about 13%and 20% respectively
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