The Economist asks: Empire of the geeks

07/23/15 • 12 min

With its stratospheric growth and increasing international influence, Silicon Valley is inspiring talk of a bubble, and some copycats

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With its stratospheric growth and increasing international influence, Silicon Valley is inspiring talk of a bubble, and some copycats

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