Creative destruction refers to the

A) withdrawal of investment from low profit areas and activities for reinvestment in high profit ones.
B) conversion and remodeling of old, decaying buildings into modern art facilities.
C) artistically destroying and knocking down old buildings and areas for new development.
D) removal of materials from old facilities for use in new construction, to maintain links between old and new.
E) bulldozing vacant houses in order to create agrarian areas.


Answer: A

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