A closing China meets a scrambling West—and the balance of power looks different up close. We sit down with our Shanghai-based correspondent, Steve Croll to unpack how the city that once courted foreign CEOs now moves confidently without them, and why the assumptions that guided two decades of outsourcing no longer hold. From Hong Kong’s electric past to today’s tighter controls, the story tracks a deliberate strategy: master the tech, shift management in-house, then narrow the aperture for o...
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A closing China meets a scrambling West—and the balance of power looks different up close. We sit down with our Shanghai-based correspondent, Steve Croll to unpack how the city that once courted foreign CEOs now moves confidently without them, and why the assumptions that guided two decades of outsourcing no longer hold. From Hong Kong’s electric past to today’s tighter controls, the story tracks a deliberate strategy: master the tech, shift management in-house, then narrow the aperture for o...
Episode 34- Guns, No Drama: Switzerland’s Wild Plot Twist. Switzerland Part 3
The Greenfield Report with Henry R. Greenfield
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Episode 34- Guns, No Drama: Switzerland’s Wild Plot Twist. Switzerland Part 3
Doors left unlocked. Three national languages in daily use. Half the households owning long guns—and still, one of the lowest homicide rates in the developed world. We went to a small village in the Swiss Alps to understand how Switzerland turns this paradox into a durable way of life, and what the rest of us can learn from it. We walk through the mechanics of direct democracy and why frequent local votes tie decisions to duties in a way that builds trust rather than fatigue. You’ll hear how...
The Greenfield Report with Henry R. Greenfield
A closing China meets a scrambling West—and the balance of power looks different up close. We sit down with our Shanghai-based correspondent, Steve Croll to unpack how the city that once courted foreign CEOs now moves confidently without them, and why the assumptions that guided two decades of outsourcing no longer hold. From Hong Kong’s electric past to today’s tighter controls, the story tracks a deliberate strategy: master the tech, shift management in-house, then narrow the aperture for o...
