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IER report debunks political myths on businesses
A REPORT aiming to debunk political myths about how doing what businesses want is good for the economy has been published.
Titled The Mythology of Business, the report by the Institute for Employment Rights and the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (Class) addresses commonly held notions that businesses know best for a healthy economy.
The labour movement think tanks take on common assertions by business leaders such as their criticisms of “red tape” safety restrictions and how privatisation is sometimes necessary.
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