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Investment failure blighting Britain

2 February 2013

The London Crossrail project has been around since the 1980s. A report by the London School of Economics Growth Commission this week tackles the infrastructure problem head on. The commission points out that the UK's adversarial political system, coupled with rampant nimby-ism, has hobbled long-term projects.

This article was published in The Daily Mail on February 2, 2013
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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
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Francesco Caselli webpage
Christopher Pissarides webpage
John Van Reenen webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage
Macro Programme webpage
LSE Growth Commission website

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