Q. how much economic advantage does UK get by speaking english.
Other countries gain economic developmental advantage from the range of people with english proficiency.
So turning that around: does the UK's 'natural' speaking of English mask or reduce (some) economic deficiencies that would otherwise be problems?.
Thought experiment: if the UK did no speak the globe's second language what would be the implication for its economic development?
#economics #development
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/Images/539681-perspectives-english-for-development.pdf
Emeritus Prof Christopher May /
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