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European Deindustrialisation: Navigating Innovation for Growth and Jobs

Explore the historical shifts in employment shares by sector from 1900 to 2009, reflecting on the disappearance of traditional jobs like horse-drawn tram operators. Delve into the challenges outlined by thinkers like Thomas Malthus and the advancements in agriculture, including the discovery of the DNA double helix. Contemplate the journey of deindustrialisation, envisioning a future focused on fostering innovation for sustainable growth and job creation.

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European Deindustrialisation: Navigating Innovation for Growth and Jobs

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  1. European deindustrialisation: innovation growth and jobs What are we doing today and where do we want to be? Dirk Hudig Fipra International

  2. G7 employment shares by sector, c.1900-2009

  3. These jobs don’t exist anymore…

  4. A horse-drawn tram The average horse would produce 14kg of manure per day, evidence of which can be seen above

  5. Thomas Malthus: “The power of population is so superior to the power of the earth to produce subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race.” An essay on the Principle of Population, 1798

  6. Growth in wheat yields per hectare Area of land harvested

  7. Francis Crick and James Watson: discovered ‘the secret of life’ 1953 The double helix

  8. Reg cttee quote

  9. Worldwide cultivation areas with genetically modified plants in millions of hectares (1996 – 2009)

  10. Online edition of The Telegraph, 11 September 2012

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