The Economist - 01 December 2001

Emerging-Market Indicators......Page 0
Politics this week......Page 4
Business this week......Page 7
The next phase: On the ground......Page 9
Europe and the euro: One currency, too many markets......Page 11
Britain's fiscal policy: Cash is no cure......Page 13
Settling Cyprus: Cyprus: the case for federation......Page 15
Trade: Just say yes......Page 17
On Poland, smallpox, euthanasia, Nelson, King Fahd, George Bush......Page 19
The ground war: Everybody in - Fighting terrorism......Page 22
The view from Pakistan: Ties that bind......Page 25
Rebuilding Afghanistan: The clarity of devastation......Page 26
Bin Laden's foreign fighters: Follow the leader......Page 28
Captured Taliban: No quarter......Page 30
The economy: Nobody looking at the road......Page 31
The deflated north-west: Pop goes Seattle......Page 34
Public opinion and the war: Vox populi, vox belli......Page 36
Fighting eco-terrorism: The green threat?......Page 38
Trading cards: Real heroes......Page 39
Hmong-Americans: They earned it......Page 40
Lexington: The politics of cloning......Page 41
Government in Mexico: Baby steps towards change......Page 43
Argentina's opposition: Political Viagra......Page 45
Honduras's election: A yawn no longer......Page 46
Chile's economy: In search of new tricks......Page 47
Taiwan and China: China learns to live with Chen......Page 49
Mad-cow disease in Japan: High steaks......Page 51
Sri Lanka's election: Voting in blood......Page 52
Nepal's insurgency: Comrade Awesome......Page 53
Suicide in China: The horrible exception......Page 55
Malaysia: Mahathir's September bonus......Page 56
The Palestinians and Hamas: Hamas has the people's heart......Page 58
Lebanon: How respectable is Hizbullah?......Page 60
Zambia's elections: Cunning timing......Page 62
South African politics: Creeping back into bed......Page 64
Ramadan: Women's work......Page 65
Russia's reforms: Lurching ahead......Page 66
Gypsy children: Go to school—and stay there......Page 69
Romania's reforms: A flicker of hope......Page 70
France and enlargement: A whiff of veto in the air?......Page 72
France and torture: An awkward case......Page 74
Charlemagne: In defence of Romano Prodi......Page 76
Economy and tax: Pushing the boat out......Page 78
British Nuclear Fuels: With one bound......Page 79
Shakespeare: Brave new world......Page 81
Fortnum & Mason: Fine teas and poor management......Page 82
Business in the regions: Nothing ventured......Page 83
Railtrack: Destination unknown......Page 85
Tabloid newspapers: Star turn......Page 87
Bagehot: Something of the night......Page 89
Work in progress......Page 91
The war of the tills......Page 94
Swings and roundabouts......Page 97
The common good......Page 99
Borders and barriers......Page 103
Cure-all wanted......Page 107
Driven to distraction......Page 109
Now for the big push?......Page 111
Sources......Page 113
Offer to readers......Page 114
Outsourcing: Out of the back room......Page 116
Mining: Upping the ante......Page 119
Corporate alumni networks: Keeping in touch......Page 120
Formula One: End of the road?......Page 121
Asian trade unions: Getting organised, with western help......Page 123
Kvaerner: Rokke to the rescue......Page 125
A global ranking of companies: Marked by the market......Page 126
Face value: Bringing home the bacon......Page 131
Enron's fall: Upended......Page 133
The yen: Let it fall?......Page 135
Japan's life insurers: Uncovered......Page 137
Monetary policy: Europe's money puzzle......Page 139
Europe's economies: Wheezing......Page 140
Russian finance: Bang on time......Page 142
Tax havens in the West Indies: Top flight......Page 143
Economics focus: Say “R”......Page 145
Global fish stocks: Fishy figures......Page 147
AIDS: Unhappy anniversary......Page 149
Cloning: Storm in a test tube......Page 150
Extrasolar planets: Atmospheric stuff......Page 152
Garden flowers in history: Florabundant......Page 154
Smallpox in history: Spot searches......Page 156
Science and history of colour: Open your eyes......Page 158
New fiction: Toaster-tossing and other losses......Page 159
Ideology of hotels: Iced water and the cold war......Page 160
Rebuilding New York: Brick by brick......Page 161
Language arbiters: English as she is wrote......Page 163
Robert Altman: Party piece......Page 164
Rosemary Brown......Page 166
Overview......Page 168
Output, demand and jobs......Page 169
Prices and wages......Page 170
Robots......Page 171
Money and interest rates......Page 172
The Economist commodity price index......Page 173
Stockmarkets......Page 174
Trade, exchange rates and budgets......Page 175
Cocoa and coffee......Page 176
Overview......Page 177
Eastern Europe growth forecasts......Page 178
Economy......Page 179
Financial markets......Page 180