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Adapt to survive in an intangible world

Graham Watson

9th December 2017

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The Guardian's John Harris writes here on 'platform capitalism', with a large nod in the direction of Haskel and Westlake's new book "Capitalism Without Capital". It makes for fascinating reading, and emphasises the need for a high level of occupational mobility of labour.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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