The Economist - 08 December 2001

Contents......Page 0
Politics this week......Page 4
Business this week......Page 7
Middle East: Adieu, Arafat?......Page 9
Taiwan's election: Kuomintangled......Page 11
Argentina's financial crisis: The end......Page 13
Enron's bankruptcy: Wasted energy......Page 15
Religion and education in Britain: Keep out the priests......Page 17
On the near future, Britain's health service, Sellafield, Hewlett-Packard, manservants......Page 19
Stage one almost done, time to start planning stage two - Fighting terrorism......Page 22
Afghanistan's government: Suddenly, in Bonn......Page 25
Dealing with Iraq: Unfinished business......Page 26
Liberty v security: No, not quite a dictatorship......Page 31
Latinos and blacks: Time to cut the cake a different way?......Page 34
Teenage suicide: Such a waste......Page 36
A thwarted school massacre: Tell the teacher......Page 38
Lexington: Daschle's Mitchell process......Page 39
Argentina's economy: Strapped for cash......Page 41
Canada and the United States: Toughening up......Page 43
Colombia's conflicts: Guerrillas—or terrorists?......Page 44
Peru's new government: Teething troubles......Page 45
St Lucia's election: The Caribbean Blair......Page 47
Sri Lanka's election: A vote for peace?......Page 48
Afghan refugees: Death by bureaucracy......Page 50
Taiwan's Kuomintang: On the brink......Page 52
Indonesia's economy: In the dream time......Page 54
Japan: Oh, it's a girl......Page 56
Israel's war on terror: Sharon aims Israel's guns at Arafat......Page 57
Iran's reformists: Thinking of new, and wilder, ways......Page 59
Western Sahara: Polisario's sinking hopes......Page 61
Zimbabwean law and order: Changing the rules......Page 63
Central African Republic: Mayhem amid the mango trees......Page 64
Biological weapons: A viral bust-up......Page 65
Freedom of the Press award......Page 66
A constitution for Europe: The latest battle for the continent's new shape......Page 67
Europe's constitutional convention: Who will run it—and how and when?......Page 69
Italy's government: Bickering and stalling......Page 70
Germany's Christian Democrats: Back in the reckoning......Page 71
Language in Catalonia: It isn't magic......Page 72
Charlemagne: Don't call me greedy......Page 73
Religious schools: Tony and the little children......Page 75
Educational standards compared: Britain scores......Page 77
Contemporary art: No sharks, please, we're British......Page 78
Garages: Sand in the engine......Page 80
Railways: When safety is dangerous......Page 82
Health: Glasnost......Page 84
Law and religion: Speak no evil......Page 85
Bagehot: To a nunnery go......Page 86
OPINION: The loss of diversity......Page 88
MONITOR: No laughing matter......Page 90
MONITOR: Unzipping the server......Page 92
CAR DESIGN: Quiet revolution on the track......Page 94
MONITOR: Machines that answer back......Page 96
MONITOR: Sound waves beat the knife......Page 98
MONITOR: Turn the handle and talk......Page 99
DIALOGUE: The same—only more so?......Page 101
REPORTS: Just talk to me......Page 103
REPORTS: Learning the meaning......Page 107
REPORTS: Into deeper water......Page 108
CASE STUDY: The art of the quantum leap......Page 113
REPORTS: The heart of the matter......Page 116
REPORTS: COMMUNICATIONS: Mightier than the pen?......Page 120
REPORTS: Designer plastics......Page 123
LAST WORD: Grassroots innovator......Page 128
Wal-Mart: Wal around the world......Page 131
Wal-Mart's weekly meeting: Saturday morning fever......Page 134
Breaking merger deals: MAC the knife......Page 135
Russia and OPEC: Oilman's bluff......Page 137
America's steel industry: Consolidate or liquidate......Page 138
Alstom: Nasty numbers......Page 139
Face value: A self-styled pony horse......Page 141
Correction......Page 143
Enron: The amazing disintegrating firm......Page 144
Private equity: The new-economy vultures......Page 148
Private equity in Europe: The princess and the pearl......Page 150
The euro: Irrational pessimism......Page 151
Corporate profits in America: What doth it profit?......Page 153
Standard Chartered Bank: Not one of us......Page 154
Turkish bank reform: Two Frenchmen in Ankara......Page 156
Globalisation and prosperity: Going global......Page 158
Economics focus: When countries go bust......Page 159
Suicide technologies: Exit this way......Page 161
AIDS drugs: Alternative therapy......Page 163
Personal transport: Is that IT?......Page 165
Acoustics and marine life: Watery graves......Page 166
Brazilian art: Consuming passions......Page 167
After September 11th: Hot metal......Page 169
Record companies: Jazz messenger......Page 170
Books-in-brief: A time for feasts......Page 171
The year's best jazz CDs: Hours of pleasure......Page 172
Tiger Woods: Burning bright......Page 174
George Harrison......Page 175
Overview......Page 177
Output, demand and jobs......Page 178
Prices and wages......Page 179
Economic forecasts......Page 180
Money and interest rates......Page 181
The Economist commodity price index......Page 182
Stockmarkets......Page 183
Trade, exchange rates and budgets......Page 184
Government budget balances......Page 185
Overview......Page 186
Wages......Page 187
Economy......Page 188
Financial markets......Page 189