Definition
- Division of labour
- The division of labour is splitting the production of a good or service into separate tasks, each done by different workers.
- Not to be confused with: Specialisation
- Specialisation is when a person, firm, region or country concentrates on the tasks or products it is best suited to.
Test yourself
What is the difference between division of labour and specialisation?
Specialisation can happen at any scale, even a whole country; the division of labour happens inside one production process.