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Sectors of the Economy
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20 million manufacturing jobs lost to automation by 2030
Currently Developing
Information and Robotics
Growth of robotics, information technology, and biomedical industries.
USA - 1800's (19th Century)
Mass Production
Use of electricity and internal combustion engine; assembly line, steel, automobiles, airplanes, chemicals, and consumer appliances. Using machines to make parts for machines.
USA and Western Europe - 1950 (Post WWII)
Automation
Computers, electronics, information industries.
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How might overcoming barriers to gender parity in Afghanistan affect the country's economic development?
Britain (England) - 1700's (18th Century)
Mechanization
Use of steam power, growth of textile (fabric/clothes), coal, iron, and steel. Railroads.
Agriculture and extraction of natural resources
Manufacturing, production, construction
Services; commercial and personal
Information Technology; research, management
Highest levels of education and leadership
As a country industrializes, the employment in the primary sector declines. Employment in the secondary sector grows temporarily. After it industrializes, tertiary employment grows, and the quaternary and quinary jobs see an increase.