Unfortunately, this strategy was usually implemented at another community’s expense: many manufacturing facilities were lured away from their moorings elsewhere through tax incentives and slick promotional efforts. Through the transfer of jobs and related revenues that resulted from this practice, one town’s triumph could become another town’s tragedy.
In the 1980’s the strategy shifted from this zero-sum game to one called “high-technology development,” in which local governments competed to attract newly formed high-technology manufacturing firms. Although this approach was preferable to victimizing other geographical areas by taking their jobs,

145. The passage suggests which of the following about the majority of United States manufacturing industries
before the high-technology development era of the 1980’s?
(A) They lost many of their most innovative personnel to small entrepreneurial enterprises. No where mentioned
(B) They experienced a major decline in profits during the 1960’s and 1970’s. No where mentioned
(C) They could provide real economic benefits to the areas in which they were located.
(D) They employed workers who had no specialized skills. too strong
(E) They actively interfered with local entrepreneurial ventures. not mentioned

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