Theresanomics
Theresa May wants a bigger role for government in business. Will it happen? Can it work?
The Bottom Line · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
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.