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You can't take it with you, they say. Of course that has not stopped people trying to, or at least refusing to pass 'it' on. From pharaohs being buried with ships to Vikings burning theirs, humans have a long history of not going modestly.Sadly, we are often forced to take our greatest possession with us - our knowledge and wisdom; lessons we can never reveal; secrets we will have to keep.There has been much talk in infrastructure and politics about improving productivity in recent years. Lord Finkelstein recently addressed this issue. Writing for The Times, he pointed out that 'sustainable high-wage jobs result from workers being employed more productively and adding more value to the economy'.He noted: [In] The new book by David Sainsbury, the supermarket chief executive and Blair science minister, Windows of Opportunity: How Nations Create Wealth... Sainsbury argues that the key to growth isn't perfect competition, which as a businessman he encountered rarely; it is innovation. |