That shift, in turn, place an unprecedented premium on "knowledge workers", a new class of wealthy, educated, and mobile people who view themselves as free agents in a seller's market.

反过来，这种转变又给“知识工人”带来了前所未有的好处，这是一个新的阶层，由富有、受过教育、流动性强的人组成，他们认为自己是卖方市场上的自由代理人。

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Knowledge workers are generally better paid than less-skilled workers.

知识型工人的工资通常比低技能工人高。

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Knowledge workers often receive feedback from peers working on the same project, she observes.

她观察到，知识工人常从在一个项目中工作的同事那里获得反馈。

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This matters, Mr Carter argues: skilled knowledge-workers, in particular, like to cluster in centres, and the spillover is what most boosts growth.

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He believes the change has largely been driven by technology, which increased the demand for knowledge-based workers and technical training.

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