ECONOMIC GROWTH

Bordering on the irrelevant

Alex Thomson on how co-operation between neighbouring authorities has become increasingly important.

As the current prime minister of India, Manmohan Singh, once remarked: 'Borders cannot be redrawn, but we can work towards making them irrelevant — towards making them just lines on a map.'

It may not surprise you to learn that the prime minister was talking about the long-disputed region of Kashmir rather than the geography of English local government. But his words are worth considering anyway.

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