The Economist - 06 October 2001

Emerging-Market Indicators......Page 0
Politics this week......Page 4
Business this week......Page 7
Fighting terrorism: The propaganda war......Page 9
Israel and the Palestinians: America back in the middle......Page 12
The threat of bioterrorism: Bad chemistry......Page 14
On the attack on America, iris-scanning technology, Adam Mickiewicz, Spain and the Basques, Britain's Conservatives......Page 16
Fighting terrorism: A battle on many fronts......Page 19
Afghanistan: After the Taliban......Page 22
America and Israel: The unblessed peacemaker......Page 26
National security: Testing intelligence......Page 31
The investigation: The hounds have their noses down......Page 33
The defence review: Don't even think about it.........Page 35
The legal battle: Hitting where it hurts......Page 37
Bipartisanship: Time to deal on trade......Page 39
Catfish in the South: The Vietnamese invade......Page 41
Lexington: Treason of the intellectuals?......Page 43
Colombia's conflicts: Enemies of the state, without and within......Page 45
Corruption in Brazil: Heavyweights humbled......Page 47
Mexico and the United States: A government damaged......Page 48
Canadian politics: Quebec thinks continentally......Page 49
Politics in Trinidad: Gas and graft......Page 51
Afghan refugees: Terrified and hungry......Page 53
Pakistan and the Taliban: About turn......Page 55
Bangladesh's election: A vote for change......Page 56
China's Communists: Business as unusual......Page 58
The Philippines' ex-president: Enter Estrada, in slippers......Page 59
AIDS in Asia: Sex bomb......Page 60
Sudan: Coming out of the cold......Page 62
Egypt and America: Sulkily in line......Page 64
Israel and the Palestinians: Smashing the ceasefire......Page 65
Rwanda's genocide: Search for speed and reconciliation......Page 67
Italy's government: Bad luck and clumsy driving—on a rocky road......Page 69
Russia's new foreign policy: Suddenly cosier with the West......Page 71
Turkey's constitutional changes: Great ideas,on paper......Page 73
Guns in Switzerland: For defence, for sport and...?......Page 75
Charlemagne: George Robertson......Page 76
Public finances: Into the red......Page 78
Asylum and immigration: Give me your toilers......Page 80
Afghans in London: Southall's tribes......Page 81
Aviation: Grounding night flights......Page 82
Rebranding: Taking the sex out of Essex......Page 84
Universities: Degrees of poverty......Page 85
Bagehot: Getting above his station......Page 87
Arms companies: The defence industry's new look......Page 89
American retailers: Nightmare on Fifth Avenue......Page 92
Europe's collapsing airlines: Black days......Page 94
Starbucks in China: Coffee with your tea?......Page 96
South African security companies: An industry hijacked......Page 97
Takeovers in Germany: Franconian fisticuffs......Page 99
Russia's ice-cream market: Drip drop......Page 100
Face value: The salvage man......Page 101
Interest rates: How low can they go?......Page 103
The rising R-count: Rrrrrrrrrecession......Page 105
Afghan finance: Mullah moolah......Page 106
Financial regulation: Ride the cycle......Page 108
Exchanges: Lust for Liffe......Page 109
Banking: Hello Wall Strasse......Page 111
Short-selling: UnAmerican activities......Page 112
Investment strategies: The secret of Yale's success......Page 114
Economics focus: A yen for change......Page 115
Nuclear, chemical and biological threats: The terror next time?......Page 117
The weapons of choice: Old scourges and new......Page 121
Geopolitics and terrorism: No, realists can be optimists too......Page 122
Jack Welch: The GE jock......Page 124
German fiction: Forced normality......Page 126
Richard Leacock: The man with the mini-camera......Page 127
History of children: Little spirits......Page 130
Nguyen Van Thieu......Page 131
Overview......Page 133
Output, demand and jobs......Page 134
Prices and wages......Page 135
Economic forecasts......Page 136
Money and interest rates......Page 137
The Economist commodity price index......Page 138
Stockmarkets......Page 139
Trade, exchange rates and budgets......Page 140
The Economist all-items index......Page 141
Overview......Page 142
National savings rates......Page 143
Economy......Page 144
Financial markets......Page 145