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productivos

Productivos is the plural masculine form of the adjective productivo in Spanish. The term describes something that produces results, goods, or wealth, and it can refer to people, processes, or sectors that generate value. In everyday language, "productivos" is often part of phrases such as sectores productivos, and it is used to characterize activities or agents that contribute to production.

The word derives from Latin producere, with the suffix -tivo forming adjectives indicating capability or tendency.

As a noun phrase, productivos is rare on its own; more common constructions include "empleados productivos"

In economic and policy discourse, "sectores productivos" typically denotes components of the economy that create goods

(productive
employees)
or
"trabajadores
productivos,"
and
especially
"sectores
productivos"
(productive
sectors).
and
services,
such
as
agriculture,
industry,
and
services.
The
term
is
frequently
contrasted
with
informal
or
subsistence
activities.
Related
concepts
include
productividad
(productivity),
which
measures
efficiency,
and
desarrollo
productivo
(productive
development),
denoting
policies
aimed
at
strengthening
productive
capacity.