Structural change

[4] Patterns and changes in sectoral employment drive demand shifts through the income elasticity.

Shifting demand for both locally sourced goods and for imported products is a fundamental part of development.

[5][6] The structural changes that move countries through the development process are often viewed in terms of shifts from primary, to secondary and finally, to tertiary production.

In the Ruhr Area (Ruhrgebiet) in Germany, the economy was mostly marked by coal and steel industry.

During and after the coal crisis began in the 1960s and 1970s, this area started to change its economic structures to services, IT and logistics.