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technology sector  

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  • The application of technology is a distinguishing feature of modern capitalism and thus a universal subject in all disciplines, including global studies. Control over science and scientific activity through incessant technological change enabled the capitalist system to overcome its most significant barrier: the limitation of the working day. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Technology Sector]

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