Question

Giving priority to service instead of economic self interest is the characteristics of which economic activity

Answer 1

profession as the main objective is service and not profits

Answer 2

Giving priority to service instead of economic self interest is the characteristics of the economic activity called as the political economy.

Political economy is used to study production and trade.  

It also tells about the relations of the trade and production with law, custom, and government and with the distribution of national wealth.

It evolved and developed in 18th century.