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Moving up the value chain – myths and reality

Productivity, not added value, ultimately determines economic prosperity.

Phil Barry
Sat, 28 Sep 2019

A common refrain over more than 60 years has been that to achieve greater economic prosperity the country must move up the ‘value chain.’ 

The notion is that to boost economic growth, the focus must be less on producing basic commodities and more on manufacturing and supplying branded

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Phil Barry
Sat, 28 Sep 2019
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