The Economist - 02 June 2001

Emerging-Market Indicators......Page 0
: Business this week......Page 4
: Politics this week......Page 6
The prospects for George Bush: Whacked?......Page 9
Japan’s economy: Money still matters......Page 11
India’s economy: Unlocking the potential......Page 13
The EU’s future: Dreams and discord......Page 15
Aid and AIDS: Gambling with lives......Page 17
Britain’s election: Vote conservative......Page 18
On inequality, the Caspian, global equity markets, Britain’s Liberal democrats, France’s election......Page 20
: In an age without heroes......Page 23
The tax bill: Chicanery, but a boon to Bush......Page 27
The “death tax”: Still breathing......Page 29
Lexington: Tom Daschle to the rescue......Page 30
Land-grant universities: An old dream in trouble......Page 32
Atlanta: The city laid bare......Page 34
Power politics: Westward ho!......Page 35
Colombia’s internal conflicts: War comes to the cities......Page 37
Peru’s election: Known devil v unknown devil......Page 39
Argentine politics: Menem’s dates......Page 40
Mexican politics: The dinosaurs suffocate......Page 41
Brazilian politics: The mighty, fallen......Page 43
Indonesia: Megawati makes her move......Page 44
Kidnapping in the Philippines: No more ransoms......Page 46
Crime and punishment in China: Bang, you’re dead......Page 47
Climbing Mount Everest: No room at the top......Page 48
Income distribution in China: To each according to his abilities......Page 49
Nuclear power in Japan: A pox on MOX......Page 51
Russia’s justice system: The path to reform—or another dead end?......Page 52
Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova: A new misery curtain......Page 54
Macedonia’s ethnic fighting: On a knife-edge......Page 56
Charlemagne: Baltasar Garzon......Page 58
Ireland and the EU: Not quite so keen......Page 60
Planning the Netherlands: Europe’s next metropolis, maybe......Page 61
Corruption in France: Dumas goes down......Page 64
General election: What’s wrong with William Hague......Page 66
Campaign diary: On the trail......Page 68
Newspapers and voting: The weakest link......Page 70
An Italian in Liverpool: In search of an election......Page 71
Riots: Shades of brown......Page 73
: Correction......Page 75
Opinion polls: Differences of opinion......Page 76
The vote in London: City state......Page 78
Essex: Playing the hormone card......Page 79
Bagehot: Michael Portillo’s moment......Page 80
Northern Ireland: Peace in danger......Page 82
Middle Eastern dynasties: Like father, like son......Page 83
Zimbabwe: Bad month for Mugabe......Page 86
Congo: Daring to hope, again......Page 87
The Palestinian uprising: Arafat’s studied non-interference......Page 89
: The plot thickens......Page 90
: The rich get richer......Page 94
: Red tape and blue sparks......Page 98
: Grim reapers......Page 101
: The unknown majority......Page 103
: Islands of quality......Page 105
: Knights in tarnished armour......Page 108
: A management guide......Page 112
: Acknowledgements and sources......Page 115
: Offer to Readers......Page 117
E-Strategy brief: Siemens: Electronic glue......Page 118
Alcatel and Lucent: The runaway bride......Page 122
Gazprom: Miller rising......Page 124
Football finances: Fifadom......Page 125
: Correction......Page 127
Li & Fung: Link in the global chain......Page 128
French railways: Très grand void......Page 130
The Internet: Off with their beards......Page 132
Face value: One Palm flapping......Page 133
Pen computing: Mightier than the mouse?......Page 135
Hedge funds: Swing, swing together......Page 137
Inflation in America: The new old danger......Page 139
The historical evidence: A trigger-happy Fed......Page 141
Economics focus: Voting for welfare......Page 142
Caribbean stock exchanges: Island-hopping......Page 144
Banking in Brazil: Down to the roots......Page 145
Japan’s economy: Chronic sickness......Page 147
Thailand’s central-bank war: Governor’s forced exit......Page 151
Patterns in financial markets: Predicting the unpredictable......Page 152
Urban geography: Getting off the ground......Page 154
Computer displays: Lightening up......Page 155
Pest control: A dynamite idea......Page 157
Short stories: Brief encounters......Page 158
Faith and politics in Iran: But what did he really mean?......Page 160
High society in New York: That other gilded age......Page 162
New fiction: What if......Page 164
Modern drama: Summer of Sam......Page 165
: Correction......Page 167
Jazz biography: Black fantasy......Page 168
American press: Bring me a real paper......Page 169
German press: Red and white all over......Page 170
American and German bestsellers: What the world is reading......Page 171
Corporate profiles: From forests to phones......Page 174
: Malcolm McLean......Page 175
: Overview......Page 177
: Output, demand and jobs......Page 178
: Prices and wages......Page 179
: Performance versus potential......Page 180
: Stockmarkets......Page 181
: Commodity price index......Page 182
: Stockmarkets......Page 183
: Trade, exchange rates and budgets......Page 184
: Money and interest rates......Page 185
: Overview......Page 186
: Financial markets......Page 187
: Economy......Page 188
: Shiver me timbers......Page 189