In his descriptions of postindustrial society compared to industrial societies, Daniel Bell emphasized which of the following arguments?

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Bell emphasized that in postindustrial societies, knowledge workers would become the new elite, as their expertise and skills would be highly valued in the changing economy. He argued that the traditional industrial working class would decline in importance and that a smaller group of highly-educated professionals would become the dominant force in society. He did not argue that power would be concentrated among fewer people than in the past or that only a small number of workers would be involved in knowledge production. He also did not predict that the United States would no longer be a dominant world power, although he did suggest that its position in the world would be challenged by the rise of other countries such as Japan and Germany.

In His Descriptions of Postindustrial Society Compared to Industrial Societies