The Economist - 09 June 2001

Emerging-Market Indicators......Page 0
: Business this week......Page 4
: Politics this week......Page 7
Europe and America: Mr Bush goes to Europe......Page 10
After Peru’s election: A test of Toledo’s steel......Page 12
Energy prices: When caps do not fit......Page 14
: And now for Europe?......Page 16
Agricultural subsidies: Towards efficient farm support......Page 18
American justice: Free Jenna!......Page 20
On nuclear power, academic publishing, Shaun Woodward, open-skies agreements, power, saving rainforests, oil in Sudan, France’s public sector, Britain’s asylum system, prairie dogs......Page 21
: Wanted: new rules of the road......Page 26
The mayoral election in Los Angeles: Is he up to it?......Page 31
Tobacco and the courts: Butt surely not $3 billion?......Page 34
Trade policy: Steely resolve......Page 35
Lexington: Theodore McCain......Page 36
The Florida recount: Unfair, again......Page 38
Gastronomy: In cod we trust......Page 40
Pension reform: Straight talk on Social Security......Page 41
Air-traffic control: Let pilots do it......Page 43
Peru’s election: Toledo reaches the palace, at last......Page 45
Politics in Ecuador: El loco’s own goal......Page 47
Colombia’s wars: Progress, of sorts......Page 48
Argentina’s economy: Cavallo pawns an uncertain future......Page 50
Nepal’s week of horror: After the royal massacre......Page 52
Democracy in Central Asia: Don’t know, don’t care in Kazakhstan......Page 54
Idyllic Indonesia: An island to call your own......Page 55
Japanese politics: Problems of success......Page 56
Chinese-American relations: More sound than fury......Page 57
The EU’s summit in Gothenburg: Enlargement ahoy?......Page 59
Restitution in Poland and the Czech Republic: Muddy water......Page 61
France’s prime minister: He just trotted along......Page 63
Crisis in Berlin: All change?......Page 64
: Simeon of Bulgaria......Page 66
Serbia and Slobodan Milosevic: The noose tightens......Page 68
Slovakia’s populists: Snap and snarl......Page 69
Slovakia: Slo-where? Slo-what?......Page 71
Russia and its oligarchs: Who’s next?......Page 72
The second term: Tony’s big ambitions......Page 74
Leadership poll: The handbags are out......Page 79
The pound and the euro: Maybe, say the money men......Page 80
Bagehot: The ascent of David Blunkett......Page 82
Railtrack: Mess on the rails, continued......Page 84
Foot-and-mouth and tourism: The policy of silly walks......Page 86
Lord Archer’s trial: A battle of diaries......Page 88
Iran’s presidential election: Khatami faces a treacherous second term......Page 89
Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire: After the Tel Aviv suicide-bomb......Page 91
Nigerian tourism: Holidays for masochists......Page 93
Central African Republic: An old coup hand......Page 94
Iran’s mismanaged industries: The sad tale of a textile factory......Page 95
E-strategy brief: Merrill Lynch: A reluctant success......Page 96
Corporate restructuring: Japan Inc on the treadmill......Page 100
3G telecoms: Think thin and crispy......Page 102
South American airlines: Don’t fly with me, Argentina......Page 104
Face value: Hard man Harry......Page 106
Investment in Saudi Arabia: Old flames rekindled......Page 108
OPEC: Is Baghdad bluffing?......Page 110
Regulating the Internet: Tied up in knots......Page 111
Sweden’s Investor: Prepare to board......Page 113
Agricultural trade: Patches of light......Page 115
Bank regulation: Capital cushion fight......Page 120
Rating agencies: Reluctant watchdogs......Page 122
Banking in Utah: From Mormon to mammon......Page 123
Economics focus: Still broken......Page 125
The euro: Preparing for take-off......Page 127
Takeovers in Europe: Sugaring the pill......Page 129
Insuring art: A nice little earner......Page 130
Malaysia: Dr Mahathir’s one-man show......Page 132
Planetary formation: A place like home?......Page 134
Arctic pollution: POP goes the theory......Page 136
The scramjet: Whoops!......Page 137
Structural genomics: Strategic thinking......Page 138
Ideas in America: Flexible response......Page 140
Architectural styles: Fat or thin......Page 143
Modern Greek history: From small acorns......Page 144
Contemporary art: Anarchy and ecstasy......Page 145
New American fiction: Ageing disgracefully......Page 147
Contemporary art: Arte Povera......Page 148
American politics: Bush v Gore, again......Page 149
: Faisal Husseini......Page 151
: Overview......Page 153
: Output, demand and jobs......Page 154
: Prices and wages......Page 155
: Economic forecasts......Page 156
: Exchange rates against the dollar......Page 157
: The Economist commodity price index......Page 158
: Stockmarkets......Page 159
: Trade, exchange rates and budgets......Page 160
: Money and interest rates......Page 161
: Merchandise exports......Page 162
: Financial markets......Page 163
: Economy......Page 164
: Overview......Page 165