The Economist - 14 July 2001

The Economist  July 14th, 2001......Page 1
Emerging-Market Indicators......Page 0
Business this week......Page 4
Politics this week......Page 6
Managing customers: Keeping the customer satisfied......Page 9
Weapons of mass destruction: A proliferating problem......Page 11
Britain’s Conservative Party: The masochists’ derby......Page 13
India and Pakistan: It’s good to talk......Page 15
Zimbabwe: Pressure now......Page 17
Latin America’s economies: Gloom over the River Plate......Page 19
On olive subsidies, Western Sahara, online shopping, patents, prostitutes, lawyers......Page 21
Are generals good for you?......Page 24
George Bush’s troubles: In the rough......Page 29
Punishment’s purpose: Is he cured?......Page 32
Transport in Washington state: Going nowhere......Page 34
Water and the energy crisis: You say potato, I say electricity......Page 36
Lexington: Secrets, lies and hubris......Page 38
South America’s economies: A gathering twilight......Page 40
Canadian politics: Lost leaders......Page 42
Colombia: Gold and goals......Page 43
Augusto Pinochet: He’s demented......Page 44
Jamaica’s riots: Burning......Page 45
Trials in Cambodia: Better late than never......Page 47
Bangladesh: Politics as normal......Page 48
Gas in India and Pakistan: A pipe of peace?......Page 49
Malaysia: Mahathir’s anniversary blues......Page 50
China’s oil: Taken hostage......Page 52
Indonesia: He isn’t going quietly......Page 54
Iran and its oil: The fight over letting foreigners into Iran’s oilfields......Page 55
Israel’s Palestinians: Post-mortem on Black October......Page 57
Small arms: Big damage......Page 59
Zimbabwe: Normal times in an abnormal country......Page 61
South Africa: Space invaders......Page 63
France’s official sleaze: Gather round the trough......Page 65
The EU’s next six months: We have ways of making you talk......Page 67
An EU tax?: The citizens will love it......Page 69
German labour law: No great harm, no good either......Page 70
Ethnic conflict in Macedonia: Waiting......Page 72
Russia’s armed forces: Come on, look like soldiers......Page 74
Albania’s election: On the road to normality......Page 76
Charlemagne: Goran Ivanisevic......Page 78
Public services: Socialism in one country......Page 80
Road pricing: The mayor’s £5 flutter......Page 83
Riots and multiculturalism: Alone, together......Page 84
Virgin Rail: Tilting too far?......Page 86
Inward investment: Top grade......Page 88
House prices: The London effect......Page 90
Prisons: Rambo’s parting shot......Page 91
Pyramid scheme: Women beware women......Page 93
Bagehot: Not yet airborne......Page 94
Cable operators: Loop dreams......Page 96
Corporate downsizing in America: The jobs challenge......Page 99
Japan’s construction industry: Pass the scaffolding......Page 101
Luxury-goods arbitrage: A different kind of package holiday......Page 102
Iridium: A new orbit......Page 103
Public relations: The spin doctors get serious......Page 104
Face value: Deputy heads will roll......Page 106
Mass customisation: A long march......Page 108
The dollar: The greenback’s charm......Page 113
The UN’s human development report: Let them eat more......Page 116
Banking in Britain: Ellwood Agonistes......Page 118
Crédit Lyonnais: Management by committee......Page 119
Japanese banks’ bad loans: Dead, or just resting?......Page 120
Ethical investment: Warm and fuzzy......Page 122
Ethical indices: “Best” behaviour......Page 124
Economics focus: In the balance......Page 125
Particle physics: The fact of the matter......Page 127
The human genome: Think of a number, then double it......Page 129
Superconducting power cables: At last!......Page 131
Mine pollution: Two wrongs can make a right......Page 133
Vichy France: Breaking with the past......Page 134
Contemporary French art at auctions: Selling well......Page 136
France and the world: Speaking up for the nation......Page 137
Anglomania: Frogs and rosbifs......Page 138
Bestselling diaries: The other kind of journalism......Page 140
18th-century French history: L’Autrichienne......Page 142
19th-century French history: Fun and games......Page 143
Intellectual adventurers: Inventing himself......Page 145
George Dawson......Page 147
Money and interest rates......Page 149
Commodity price index......Page 150
Stockmarkets......Page 151
Trade, exchange rates and budgets......Page 152
Privatisation......Page 153
Output, demand and jobs......Page 154
Overview......Page 155
Prices and wages......Page 156
Portfolio poll......Page 157
Overview......Page 158
Human development index......Page 159
Economy......Page 160
Financial markets......Page 161