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Paul Collier &Tony Venables: Why cities matter

Video 14 Mar 2017 Cities and Cities that Work

Paul Collier and Tony Venables explain how cities unlock the 'miracle of productivity', why they are key to economic growth in developing countries, and discuss the IGC's new Cities that Work initiative.

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Paul Collier

Director, IGC and Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Oxford

Tony Venables

Professor of Economics, University of Manchester

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