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Link: http://www.ippr.org/events/?id=3472

Speakers: Rachel Reeves, PPC Leeds West and Tony Dolphin, ippr
Chair: Stephanie Flanders, BBC Economics Editor
19 May 2009 - 10:00am ippr offices

It is apparent that the UK economy became too dependent on the City, government, debt and housing as sources of economic growth in the 1990s and 2000s. As a result, the recession is likely to turn out to be deeper and more prolonged than it otherwise might have been. This seminar will look at how the UK economy might develop to make it less vulnerable and more stable in the future and where the jobs of tomorrow might be created. Where will the UK’s comparative advantage lie in tomorrow’s capitalism? What role should the state play in helping to shape the new economy?

Reeves and Dolphin will present a paper they are writing on this topic as part of the Tomorrow's Capitalism programme.