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Should the UK Government support the British Steel Industry?

Geoff Riley

12th April 2016

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What are the competing arguments for and against government intervention to support the steel industry during these difficult times? If intervention is justified, what forms should it take and will it be effective?

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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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