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

question 16

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) new types of education, which are training workers for the knowledge economy.
• C) long-standing employment patterns.
• D) global trade and new forms of technology.

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