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Will backing the builders be enough to bring Britain out of recession?

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Saturday, 26 May 2012 (on May 26, 2012)
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Proposals to give guarantees to investors in an effort to kickstart major infrastructure projects betray rising anxiety over growth

John Maynard Keynes once advocated paying people to dig holes and..


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