... into the 1990s. Meanwhile, the relaxation of government controls and de-regulation of the UK markets allowed freer operation of economic systems and a great emphasis on individual self-reliance (Johnston & Gardiner, 1991). During this period there was significant privatisation of state industries and by the end of 1989 unemployment had fallen to just 4% from its peak of 12% in 1984. The improved ... economy meant that more people had money to explore many cultural economic ideas. The field of economic geography witnessed the "culturalisation of the economy" (Bryson, et al., 1999, p. ......

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... (IT) professionals is often used to refute the claim that all our jobs will be taken over by machines. The effects that the implementation of our cognitive abilities into machines has on employment, as far as history has shown, will be discussed in this essay as well as how this is likely to continue. Implementing our Cognitive Abilities into Machines There ... can also create jobs. Since automation allows certain products to be produced that would have been unaffordable through human labour, opportunities for new markets will rise (Schoenberger, 1989). The smartphone is a good example o...

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