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Anthony Hilton: Urgent need is for a growth agenda

31 January 2013

The most pressing question of our time for politicians - and indeed for the public - is why Britain is finding it so hard to grow and what, if anything, can be done about it. Business Secretary Vince Cable gave his take on things at an event organised by the think tank Politeia in Guildhall last night… Then today came the reality check in the form of a document called Investing For Prosperity. It is produced by the London School of Economics Growth Commission, a heavyweight group that includes former BP chief Lord Browne, former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England Rachel Lomax, one-time CBI director-general Richard Lambert and economists Nicholas Stern and Tim Besley. They come straight to the point...

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LSE Growth Commission Report - Investing for Prosperity: Skills, Infrastructure and Innovation, by Philippe Aghion, Timothy Besley, John Browne, Francesco Caselli, Richard Lambert, Rachel Lomax, Christopher Pissarides, Nick Stern and John Van Reenen, January 2013 download here

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Francesco Caselli webpage
Christopher Pissarides webpage
John Van Reenen webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage
LSE Growth Commission website

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