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Welcome to the IEA Podcast. The Institute of Economic Affairs is the UK’s original free market think tank, founded in 1955. Our mission is to improve understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society by analysing and expounding the role of markets in solving economic and social problems. Given the current economic challenges facing Britain and the wider global environment, it is more vital than ever that we promote the intellectual case for a free economy, low taxes, freedom in education, health and welfare and lower levels of regulation. We hope you enjoy listening!
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Saturday May 09, 2020
The Man Who Built Hong Kong
Saturday May 09, 2020
Saturday May 09, 2020
The rise of Hong Kong is a dramatic tale, transforming after the Second World War and becoming one of the wealthiest and most economically free cities in the world.
What policies made the island rich?
Are there are any lessons that we can learn from the way that Hong Kong has been able to rebound and flourish after times of crisis?
And what role did Sir John Cowperthwaite – so-called ‘Architect of Prosperity’ - play in Hong Kong’s success?
Mark Littlewood, IEA Director General, is joined by Neil Monnery – businessman and author of several books including ‘Architect of Prosperity: Sir John Cowperthwaite and the Making of Hong Kong’, and ‘A Tale of Two Economies: Hong Kong, Cuba and the Two Men who Shaped Them.’ to discuss the rise of Hong Kong and what lessons we can learn.
Neil was educated and both the University of Oxford and Harvard Business School. He worked for twenty years at the Boston Consulting Group as a Director and Senior Vice President. Before that he spent ten years at WH Smith as Group Strategy Director and Chairman of Smiths News.
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