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Cold Chain
Refrigeration revolutionised the food industry, and other industries too
Welfare State
Do welfare states boost economic growth, or stunt it? Itβs not an easy question to answer
Property Register
Property rights for the world's poor could unlock trillions in βdead capitalβ
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The extra βthingβ β what should it be?
Management Consulting
If managers often have a bad reputation, what about those who tell them how to manage?
Double-entry Bookkeeping
Renaissance man Luca Pacioli wrote the definitive book on double-entry bookkeeping
S-Bend
The S-bend was a pipe with a curve in it, an invention that led to public sanitation
Radar
A high-tech βdeath rayβ capable of zapping sheep led to the invention of radar
Market Research
Market research marked a shift from a producer-led to consumer-led approach to business
Plastic
We make so much plastic these days that it takes about eight percent of oil production
