California reelin'
California reelin'Lessons from a place that combines most of the shortcomings of the modern Western state DON NOVEY does not look like a typical Californian entrepreneur. The grandfatherly, fedora-wearing conservative began his career as a correctional officer at Folsom State prison in the 1970s. But he helped build one of the Golden State's largest industries. Thirty years ago, when Mr Novey beca
Corporate euthanasia
Corporate euthanasiaTo boost productivity at home, Japan needs to kill off some of its old, unprofitable companies THE oldest company in the world is Kongo Gumi, a construction firm based in Osaka. It started building Buddhist shrines in 578AD, and was still run by a man surnamed Kongo 40 generations later. The next four firms by age are also Japanese. According to Yasuchika Hasegawa, chief execut
Insiders and outsiders
Insiders and outsidersJapan’s fabled corporate culture is ill-suited to a smaller workforce and a knowledge-based economy Hands up those who want a decent job IF YOU travel by public transport, Japan can seem like one of the most networked countries on Earth. When they are not asleep on your shoulder, many of the under-50s are feverishly thumbing their mobile phones. You would think they had a hug
A special report on America's economy: Time to rebalance | The Economist
For want of a drinkFinite, vital, much wanted, little understood, water looks unmanageable. But it needn’t be, argues John Grimond (interviewed here) WHEN the word water appears in print these days, crisis is rarely far behind. Water, it is said, is the new oil: a resource long squandered, now growing expensive and soon to be overwhelmed by insatiable demand. Aquifers are falling, glaciers vanishi
The net generation, unplugged
The net generation, unpluggedTechnology and society: Is it really helpful to talk about a new generation of “digital natives” who have grown up with the internet? Totally different from previous generations—or just younger? THEY are variously known as the Net Generation, Millennials, Generation Y or Digital Natives. But whatever you call this group of young people—roughly, those born between 1980
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Taming Leviathan
The global campus
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A special report on America's economy: Time to rebalance | The Economist
A special report on America's economy: Time to rebalance | The Economist
A special report on America's economy: Time to rebalance | The Economist
A special report on America's economy: Time to rebalance | The Economist
A special report on America's economy: Time to rebalance | The Economist
Making farmers matter
A special report on America's economy: Time to rebalance | The Economist
A special report on America's economy: Time to rebalance | The Economist
A special report on America's economy: Time to rebalance | The Economist
A special report on America's economy: Time to rebalance | The Economist
A special report on America's economy: Time to rebalance | The Economist
A special report on America's economy: Time to rebalance | The Economist