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Theresanomics

Theresa May has promised a bigger role for the state in business. She also wants to see employee representatives on company boards. Evan Davis and guests discuss 'Theresanomics'.

Theresa May has promised a bigger role for the state in business. The previously unfashionable concept of a comprehensive industrial strategy is back on the agenda. There is a new wariness about foreign investment in strategic industries such as electricity generation. Mrs May also wants to see employee representatives on company boards.

Presenter Evan Davis discusses "Theresanomics" with a panel of entrepreneurs and corporate leaders.

Guests include:

Elizabeth Corley, vice-chair of Allianz Global Investors
David Pitt-Watson, former Chair of Hermes Focus Funds and co-author of The New Capitalists

Producer: Julie Ball.

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30 minutes

Last on

Sat 1 Oct 2016 17:30

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  • Thu 29 Sep 2016 20:30
  • Sat 1 Oct 2016 17:30

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