The Economist - 10 November 2001

Emerging-Market Indicators......Page 0
Politics this week......Page 4
Business this week......Page 7
Russia and America: Suddenly, such good neighbours......Page 9
The world economy: Cheaper oil, cheaper money, better news?......Page 11
Microsoft: A lucky escape......Page 13
On scenario planning, Scotland, Harvard Business School, Northern Ireland, Japan's Financial Services Agency, Mexico city......Page 15
The battle for hearts and minds: Relaunching the propaganda war......Page 18
Landmines and cluster bombs: Nothing's perfect......Page 21
After the Taliban: Who should lead?......Page 22
Commerce across the front line: Feeding the enemy......Page 25
A little-noticed Muslim gathering: Talking faith......Page 27
Saudi Arabia and Iran: Second thoughts on two Islamic states......Page 28
New York's new mayor: Mike's mighty challenge......Page 32
Baseball and life: More than a game......Page 34
New Jersey and Virginia: In with the (almost) new......Page 35
Churchill-mania: Their finest hour......Page 37
Detroit: At a crossroads......Page 38
The economy: Lengthening shadows......Page 39
Lexington: Reading the tea-leaves......Page 41
The Venezuelan presidency: Threats lurk around Chavez......Page 43
Nicaragua's election: Voting the American way......Page 45
Brazil's economy: Uncoupling......Page 46
Endangered animals: Monkey business......Page 48
The Caribbean economy: Laid up......Page 50
Guns in China: The wild east......Page 51
Hunger in North Korea: Also with us......Page 53
Japan's government: Will the lady go?......Page 54
Buddhists in Thailand: Unenlightened......Page 56
Singapore's election: Opposition routs ruling party......Page 57
Tension in Central Asia: Inside the valley of fear......Page 59
Uganda and Rwanda: Tea and talk on the edge of war......Page 61
Angola and its ruler: Dos Santos will just go, he says......Page 63
Iraq under suspicion: Saddam's chill comforts......Page 65
Dubai's spending binge: Looking bold and talking big......Page 66
Europe's foreign policy: Guess who wasn't coming to dinner?......Page 68
Italy's foreign policy: Better late than never......Page 70
French justice: Oh-la-la!......Page 71
France and Corsica: Tangle of the isle......Page 72
Spain and Morocco: A spat across the strait......Page 73
Swedes and sport: Drugs? Us? Never......Page 74
Charlemagne: Edward Shevardnadze......Page 75
Marriage and multiculturalism: Connubial wrongs......Page 77
Airlines: Ready for take-off......Page 79
The press and the law: Judge in sex scandal......Page 81
Remembrance Day: Journey's end......Page 82
Planning: Less loathsome, perhaps......Page 84
Manchester: Till road......Page 85
Northern Ireland: Trimble reinstated, Paisley rampant......Page 87
Scotland: Henry's gone......Page 88
Bagehot: This old house......Page 89
Getting better all the time......Page 91
Feeding the five billion......Page 93
Brains v bugs......Page 97
Fishermen on the net......Page 100
Wired schools, wired nations......Page 104
How countries go high-tech......Page 107
Keep it simple......Page 112
Fewer buffaloes, livelier democracy......Page 113
Sources and acknowledgements......Page 116
Offer to readers......Page 117
Microsoft: An unsettling settlement......Page 119
Microsoft and the EU: The next battleground......Page 121
Counterfeiting in Asia: Phonies galore......Page 122
AOL Time Warner: Harry Potter and the synergy test......Page 123
Auction houses: Not such a pretty picture......Page 125
OPEC: Precarious perch......Page 127
Executive pay: Under water......Page 128
Face value: Adland's shrewd and lucky baron......Page 130
Banking supervision: The Basel perplex......Page 132
Argentina: Willing suspension......Page 134
Productivity in Europe and America: Statistical illusions......Page 136
Government use of derivatives: Italian fiddle?......Page 138
German mortgage banks: Portable property......Page 139
Deposit insurance in Japan: Net effect......Page 141
China's economy: Celebration, and concern......Page 143
Economics focus: Home truths......Page 145
Unmanned aircraft: Send in the drones......Page 147
Satellite technology: Eye spy......Page 149
The Leonid meteors: Last chance to see?......Page 151
Internet auctions: Doing eBay's bidding......Page 153
Religion and science: The perils of religious correctness......Page 154
Irish history: Love one another......Page 156
New York chronicles: Shifting pages......Page 158
New French fiction: Men of faction......Page 159
Literary biography: No larger than life......Page 161
Bestselling non-fiction in America and Britain: What the world is reading......Page 162
Vasily Mishin......Page 164
Overview......Page 166
Output, demand and jobs......Page 167
Prices and wages......Page 168
Economic forecasts......Page 169
Money and interest rates......Page 170
The Economist commodity price index......Page 171
Stockmarkets......Page 172
Trade, exchange rates and budgets......Page 173
Long-term government bond yields......Page 174
Overview......Page 175
World mega-cities......Page 176
Economy......Page 177
Financial markets......Page 178