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Division of Labor/Specialization Video and Quiz

Updated: July 12 2012,
Author: barrel jason
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Benefits of Trade, Credit, Demand, Productivity, Specialization, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
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This video teaches the concepts of Division of Labor and Specialization. The division of labor refers to the practice that the tasks of producing a good or service are divided up into separate tasks. When workers focus on performing separate tasks, specialization occurs. [TRANSCRIPT]

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