This book focuses on service economy development, particularly on how an industrial economy evolves into a service economy. The book is organized in three sections: The first theoretically answers the general question "e;what is the service economy?"e; The second explains the mechanism of the service economy's formation and development, revealing the evolution trends and attempts to answer the question "e;where does the service economy come from?"e; The third section includes an in-depth analysis of Chinese case studies to answer the key question "e;how can the service economy development be promoted?"e; Readers will discover what the service economy is and how it relates to and differs from the industrial economy. More importantly, it will provide policy-makers with suggestions for how to promote service-economy development. ?