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O-LevelEconomicsEconomic development2281/11 · May/June 2013 · Q301 Mark

In developed economies there are changing patterns of employment. What explains why fewer work in agriculture but food production has increased?

Aincreased incomes and more leisure
Bmechanisation and the use of scientific methods
Cmovement to factory jobs in manufacturing
Dshift to office work using computers

✓ Correct answer

B: mechanisation and the use of scientific methods

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Economic development, O-Level Economics (syllabus 2281). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Economics, May/June 2013 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 30.

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