Forces and factors influencing economic restructuring

Question 1

How can changes in technology influence the employment structure

Answer 1

Machinery reducing the need for labour and robots reduce the need for skilled secondary labour.

Question 2

How can depletion of resources influence the employment structure

Answer 2

Natural resources are depleted resulting in a decline of the extractive industry

Question 3

How can changing lifestyles and tastes influence the employment structure

Answer 3

A decline in demand for products such as coal and a reluctance to work in old heavy industries

Question 4

How can Government strategies influence the employment structure

Answer 4

Policies encourage the growth of new industries in declining areas

Question 5

How can globalisation influence employment structure

Answer 5

With access to cheap raw materials and labour it creates competition which leads to industrial decline.