In a Knowledge-Based Economy,many Industrial Workers Have Been Left Unemployed

question 29

Multiple Choice

In a knowledge-based economy,many industrial workers have been left unemployed and without the skills required to find good jobs.According to the textbook,this is due to

• A) new social problems,such as long-term unemployment.
• B) global trade and new forms of technology.
• C) long-standing employment patterns.
• D) new types of education,which are training workers for the knowledge economy.

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