NORTH CAROLINA IN THE CONNECTED AGE, Walden, Michael L. — $30.00 Available October 2008 NO LONGER CARRY
400 pgs. 2008, Middle school, high school
Today we are living in a technologically connected age that has completely transformed the North Carolina economy, Walden explains. Once driven by tobacco, textiles, and furniture, the North Carolina economy now thrives on technology, pharmaceuticals, finance, food processing, and the manufacture of vehicle parts. While the state as a whole has benefited from these dramatic transformations, some population groups and regions have not experienced consistent economic growth. Walden identifies education as the key factor; a skilled, college-educated work force, he argues, is now a region’s most prized commodity.
Curriculum Applications: 8th Grade Social Studies, US History, Economics.

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