Multiple Choice
One structural explanation of persistent poverty points out that,in the United States economy today,there are two categories of jobs: better jobs that offer secure employment and good benefits,and poorer jobs with low pay and no security.The authors of your text refer to this situation as __________.
A) a bifurcated economy
B) upper and lower free enterprise
C) a dual labor market
D) the industrial split
E) the pre- and post-industrial economy
Correct Answer:
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