The Four Talent Giants

The Impossible State by CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

Mar 2, 202640:04Government & Organizations

In this episode, Mr. Sydney Seiler moderated a discussion with Stanford University Professor Gi-Wook Shin on his recent book, The Four Talent Giants, and how these four “talent giants” countries achieved economic power a...

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