Problem
Declining economic productivity
Other Names:
Decline in the rate of productivity increaseLack of productivity
Reduction in productivity
Nature:
Rates of increase of economic productivity have been falling in most countries for several years, causing concern about the future possibilities for development, economic growth and the capital market system to which the world is increasingly is committed.
Incidence:
During 1989-1993, gross domestic product (GDP) and industrial output declined in absolute and/or relative terms in all ECE countries, especially in eastern and central Europe. In western market economies the decline differed from the well-known pattern of cyclical changes of the past. It has lasted longer and gone further than in the the past and has, in most countries, affected all economic sectors, including services, in particular the retail trade, transport and financial services. Any recovery is likely to be slow – just under 2 percent growth was projected as an average for western Europe in 1994 (actual figures are not yet available).
Broader Problems:
DeclineUnderproductivityDeterioration of development process Narrower Problems:
Declining agricultural landUnsustainable exploitation of fish resourcesInadequate incentives for increased national productivity Related Problems:
Declining birth rate Reduces:
Work-related injury Reduced By:
Pay freezeStrategies:
Increasing international economic cooperationIncreasing international economic cooperationReducing productivityIncreasing rate of productivity increaseDecreasing rate of productivity increaseAbstaining from production Subject(s):
Economics → EconomicEconomics → Productivity
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST