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Schumpeter: The best since sliced bread

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  How will history see me? Fly Title:  Schumpeter Rubric:  Giant emerging-market firms continue to advance everywhere Main image:  20130119_WBD000_0.jpg GRUPO...

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Offshoring: Welcome home

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  How will history see me? Fly Title:  Offshoring Rubric:  The outsourcing of jobs to faraway places is on the wane. But this will not solve the West’s...

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Reshoring manufacturing: Coming home

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Here, there and everywhere Fly Title:  Reshoring manufacturing Rubric:  A growing number of American companies are moving their manufacturing back to the...

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What to do now: Shape up

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Here, there and everywhere Fly Title:  What to do now Rubric:  For offshored jobs to return, rich countries must prove that they have what it takes Main...

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Switzerland and its rivals: Rise of the midshores

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Storm survivors Fly Title:  Switzerland and its rivals Rubric:  The offshore industry’s centre of gravity is shifting eastwards Main image:...

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Markets and makers: Running harder

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Gloom and boom Fly Title:  Markets and makers Rubric:  Carmaking can still be highly profitable, but manufacturers have to work at it Main image:...

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Development in Africa: Growth and other good things

Enlarge THERE is no shortage of economic growth in Africa. Six of the world’s ten fastest growing economies of the past decade are in sub-Saharan Africa. A clutch of countries have enjoyed growth in...

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Management consulting: To the brainy, the spoils

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Wall Street is back Fly Title:  Management consulting Rubric:  As the world grows more confusing, demand for clever consultants is booming Location:  NEW...

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Twilight of the gods

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Twilight of the gods Rubric:  Investment banking faces a leaner, humbler future, says Jonathan Rosenthal, though a select few banks will emerge from the...

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Multinationals in emerging markets: Must try harder

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  One woman to rule them all Fly Title:  Multinationals in emerging markets Rubric:  The ambitions of Western firms in emerging markets far exceed their...

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Schumpeter: The future of the Firm

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  The weakened West Fly Title:  Schumpeter Rubric:  McKinsey looks set to stay top of the heap in management consulting Main image:  20130921_WBD000_2.jpg IT...

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Retailing: The raw and the clicked

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Unlocking the Middle East Fly Title:  Retailing Rubric:  Grocery has so far resisted the rise of online shopping. That may be about to change Location:...

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NAFTA at 20: Ready to take off again?

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Europe’s Tea Parties Fly Title:  NAFTA at 20 Rubric:  Two decades ago the North American Free-Trade Agreement got off to a flying start. Then it stalled...

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Digital trade: The internet's rub

THE Economist has always championed free trade, open markets and vigorous competition in the physical world. And we have argued that the same principles should be applied on the internet. Yet whereas...

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Corporate alumni: Gone but not forgotten

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  What’s gone wrong with democracy Fly Title:  Corporate alumni Rubric:  More firms are seeking to stay in touch with former staff Main image:...

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Schumpeter: Decluttering the company

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Winning the battle, losing the war Fly Title:  Schumpeter Rubric:  Businesses must fight a relentless battle against bureaucracy Main image:...

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Manufacturing: When cheap is not so cheap

UK Only Article:  standard article Fly Title:  Manufacturing Rubric:  Rethinking “low-cost” and “high-cost” manufacturing locations Location:  BERLIN Main image:  20140830_FNP504_473.jpg WHEN managers...

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Grocery retailing in India: A long way from the supermarket

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  The war on Ebola Fly Title:  Grocery retailing in India Rubric:  Modern food retailing has struggled to win customers from India’s old-fashioned merchants...

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Fashion designers: Strutting their stuff

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Putin’s war on the West Fly Title:  Fashion designers Rubric:  The purpose of fashion shows is changing. Now everyone can...

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The upsides: Old-fashioned virtues

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  To those that have Fly Title:  The upsides Rubric:  Patience, distinctiveness, thrift and trust still count Main...

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