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Here, There examines how other countries approach universal questions. We’ll start by taking a look at public transportation systems, from the Paris Metro to bus rapid transit in Bogota.
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| U.S. Government Owns GM, but Don’t Call it Nationalization |
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| Nancy Koehn, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard University’s School of Business, explains the issue of nationalization in the United States. |
| France’s Post-War Takeover of Renault |
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| Jacques Le Cacheux, Director of the Economic Research Department at Science-Po in Paris, explains Renault's history of nationalization. |
| Malaysian Government Builds Automaker and National Prestige |
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| Herizal Hazri, Asia Foundation’s Program Director in Malaysia, discusses the history of Proton in Malaysia. |
| Here There: Gay Marriage in South Africa |
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| Dawie Nel — Executive Director of OUT, gay rights group in South Africa |
| Here There: Fighting For Gay Rights in Lebanon |
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George Azzi — National Coordinator of Helem, an LGBT group based in Lebanon |
| Here There: Gay Rights in U.S. a Struggle Between State and Federal Jurisdictions |
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| John Knight — Director of the LGBT Project for the ACLU of Illinois |
| Behind the Meteoric Rise of CEO Payin the U.S. |
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| Walter Scott — Professor of management and strategy at Kellogg School of Management |
| Europe Catches witth U.S. on CEO Pay |
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Clas Wihlborg — Professor and Chair of International Business at Chapman University |
| Swiss CEO Urges Shareholders to Trim Fat Salaries |
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Thomas Minder — CEO of Swiss cosmetics firm Trybol; Launched an initiative in Switzerland to give shareholders control over executive compensation |
| Listeners Weigh In on Executive Pay |
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| Worldview asked listeners for their thoughts on executive compensation in the U.S. |
| Here, There: Corruption in Italy |
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| Simona Piattoni — professor of political science at the University of Trento in Italy |
| Here, There: Why There Is No Swedish Rod Blagojevich |
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| Nicholas Charron — Researcher at the Quality of Government Institute at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden |
| Here, There: Bus/Rail Transit in the Developing World |
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| Alasdair Cain — Senior Research Associate for the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida |
| Train Transit in the Developed World |
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| Michael Shiffer — Mass transit consultant; Professor of Urban Planning & Policy at the University of Illinois-Chicago |
| Here, There: Listeners Describe their Favorite Transit Systems |
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| This week, we asked listeners to desrcibe their favorite public transportation systems. Your responses spanned the globe. |
| Here, There Web Extra: More Listener Stories of Global Transit |
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| We got quite a response this week, when we asked listeners to tell us about their favorite public transportation systems around the world. Here's an expanded version of what you heard on the radio. |
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