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Public Goods - Flood defence vital for farming

Geoff Riley

21st March 2015

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This short interview with a mustard farmer from the East of England is a useful primer when discussing the importance of smaller-scale, often localised infrastructure projects.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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