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The New Industries Are Brainy Industries And So-called Knowledge Workers Tend To Like To Be Near Other People Who Are The Same. Think Of The City Of Hollywood. People Cluster. This Means You Have Winning Regions, Such As London And Cambridge, And Losing Regions. The People Who Want To Be Top Lawyers In Sunderland Are Hoovered Up By London.

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The New Industries Are Brainy Industries And

Evan Davis

The New Industries Are Brainy Industries And So-called Knowledge Workers Tend To Like To Be Near Other People Who Are The Same. Think Of The City Of Hollywood. People Cluster. This Means You Have Winning Regions, Such As London And Cambridge, And Losing Regions. The People Who Want To Be Top Lawyers In Sunderland Are Hoovered Up By London.

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