The UK's Post-Industrial Economy
Students will trace the UK's economic shift from manufacturing to a service and knowledge-based economy.
Key Questions
- Explain the key drivers behind the UK's shift from a manufacturing to a post-industrial economy.
- Analyze the social and economic consequences of deindustrialization on traditional industrial regions.
- Compare the characteristics of the primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary sectors in the UK economy.
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