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The Case for Growth - Collier and Besley in Conversation

Geoff Riley

27th November 2014

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What should be the central strategies for growth? Economists Paul Collier and Tim Besley are in conversation about effective growth strategies which are essentially about harnessing scale (of markets) with higher productivity

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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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