Welcome to “For Four Decades”, the show that looks at how long‑running trends quietly reshape business, politics, and everyday life.

In today’s episode, the focus is on two stories that seem unrelated at first glance: the unbundling of corporate operations through digital platforms, and the surge of Europe’s populist right.

Both stories are, in fact, about the same underlying shift: complex systems breaking apart into specialized pieces, then being stitched back together by technology and by powerful narratives.