The Economist - 15 December 2001

Emerging-Market Indicators......Page 0
Politics this week......Page 4
Business this week......Page 7
Energy and geopolitics: Addicted to oil......Page 9
Pensions in America: The merits of diversity......Page 11
Arms control: Bush's hang-ups......Page 13
The European Union's summit: Towards a bigger, simpler Europe......Page 15
Race in Britain: A diverting argument......Page 17
On smoking, Voice of America, Gibraltar, Chile, British Telecom's property......Page 19
Fighting terrorism: A peace to keep?......Page 22
Russia and Afghanistan: All smiles, for now......Page 24
Oil: A dangerous addiction......Page 26
The economy: Don't bet on a swift recovery......Page 30
Dick Armey moves on: The end of the big right idea?......Page 32
Pension reform: Dust to dust......Page 33
New York's money troubles: Big red apple......Page 34
The future of farming: In the Great American Desert......Page 36
Lexington: Treasonous reflections......Page 40
Politics in Venezuela: Birth of the counter-revolution......Page 42
The IMF and Argentina: Staying mum......Page 44
Trinidad's election: Dreadlock......Page 46
Cuba's army: Paymaster generals......Page 47
Canada's budget: Balancing act......Page 48
Japan: The prime minister who needs things to get worse......Page 49
Politics in Japan: Stranger than fiction......Page 51
Australia's Labor Party: The natural party of opposition?......Page 52
India: Unparliamentary conduct......Page 53
The Philippines: The good earth......Page 54
Rural China: And there's another country......Page 55
The Palestinians: Arafat's choice......Page 57
Kenya's dynastic politics: Moi and his band of young turks......Page 59
AIDS in Africa: You'd better believe it......Page 61
Farming and hunger in Ethiopia: Will they ever have enough food?......Page 62
Poland's new government: Pot-holes on the road to Brussels......Page 64
Germany education: Dummkopf!......Page 66
Norway's state sector: Slowly to market......Page 68
Turkey: Rays of light......Page 70
The Kremlin: Old versus new......Page 72
The EU arrest warrant: Curbing crime—and sovereignty......Page 73
Charlemagne: Italy oddly at odds with Europe......Page 74
Race and poverty: Down and out up north......Page 76
Paedophiles: Sarah's law?......Page 78
University research: British eggheads rule......Page 79
Pet theories: Having kittens......Page 81
Planning: Forget the fish......Page 82
National libraries: Let's hear it for the tortoise......Page 84
Restaurants: Famine in London......Page 85
Bagehot: Well blow me down......Page 87
European merger rules: Monti braves the catcalls......Page 89
Competition policy in Mexico: Distrust in antitrust?......Page 91
Microsoft: United they would stand......Page 92
Fiat falters: Nibbling the bullet......Page 94
Conrad Black's newspapers: Not so black and white......Page 95
Russian customs: Border bore......Page 97
Germany's Mittelstand: Slipped disc......Page 98
Face value: In the family's way......Page 100
European clearing and settlement: Werner's silo......Page 102
New York exchanges: With friends like these......Page 104
British company pensions: Everyone's headache......Page 106
American company pensions: When labour and capital don't mix......Page 108
South Africa's currency: Lead boots......Page 110
Initial public offerings: Crime and punishment......Page 112
Russian stocks: Zombie shell-game......Page 113
Economics focus: Double or nothing......Page 114
The origins of racism: Them......Page 116
Malaria vaccines: Unintended consequences......Page 118
Cosmology: Gravity's elusive ripples......Page 119
Robotics: Having a ball......Page 121
Saint Catherine's monastery: Heaven's gate......Page 122
Theatre history: King David......Page 124
J.R.R. Tolkien: Lord of the box office......Page 125
New thrillers: Smokin' reads......Page 126
Enzo Ferrari: Dark horse......Page 128
The year's best classical CDs: Singing stocking fillers......Page 129
David Astor......Page 131
Overview......Page 133
Output, demand and jobs......Page 134
Prices and wages......Page 135
Obesity......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
Long-term interest rates......Page 141
Overview......Page 142
GDP growth forecasts, 2002......Page 143
Economy......Page 144
Financial markets......Page 145