The Economist - 19 January 2008

The Economist January 19th, 2008
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Contents......Page 0
Politics this week......Page 4
Business this week......Page 7
KAL's cartoon......Page 9
Capital markets: The invasion of the sovereign-wealth funds......Page 10
Democracy in retreat: Freedom marches backward......Page 12
Ethical capitalism: How good should your business be?......Page 14
The militarisation of space: Dangerous driving in the heavens......Page 16
Global warming: Get the price right......Page 18
On Pakistan, Belgians, Italy, cliff jumping, China, tribes, Mormons, Ivar Kreuger......Page 20
The militarisation of space: Disharmony in the spheres......Page 23
Michigan's Republican primary: All must have prizes......Page 28
The Democrats in Michigan: Vote early at your peril......Page 30
Sex, race and Democrats: Outrage all round......Page 31
On the campaign trail: Primary colour......Page 33
The economy: Stampede to stimulus......Page 35
University fees: Affording Ivy......Page 37
Depopulation: The Great Plains drain......Page 38
Lexington: Blood and oil......Page 40
Brazil's economy: This time it will all be different......Page 42
Panama: Party time......Page 44
Colombia: Liberation politics......Page 45
Barbados: Sweet success......Page 47
Taiwan's legislative election: Bowing out......Page 49
Japan: The “caretaker”......Page 51
South Korea: The “bulldozer”......Page 53
Australia's new prime minister: Rudd, sweat and tears......Page 54
Sir Edmund Hillary: Plain man, mighty deeds......Page 55
India's army: Unfit for service......Page 57
A bombing in Kabul: A bubble bursts......Page 59
George Bush and the Arabs: Hard to make friends......Page 60
Iraq: A hint of political compromise at last......Page 62
Kenya: A cracked nation holds its breath......Page 64
South Africa: Let's all arrest one another......Page 66
Zimbabwe: A serious rival, at last?......Page 68
Germany's state elections: Pay and punishment......Page 70
French defence policy: En garde......Page 73
French broadcasting: No English, please......Page 75
Serbia: Still surly......Page 76
Energy in Poland: Walking on hot coals......Page 78
The race for the EU presidency: Blair for president?......Page 79
Charlemagne: Roll up, roll up, get your energy here......Page 80
Northern Rock: Running out of time......Page 82
Party-funding scandal: Here we go again......Page 84
Biofuels: Sugar in the tank......Page 86
Children's television: School's out......Page 87
Public-sector pay disputes: The pedagogues are revolting......Page 89
Equality v jobs: Robbing Peter to pay Pauline......Page 91
Sprucing up cities: The regeneration game......Page 92
Bagehot: The Scottish Obama......Page 93
Measuring liberty: When freedom stumbles......Page 95
The World Bank: Lin's long swim......Page 98
Broadband: Open up those highways......Page 99
Just good business......Page 101
The feelgood factor......Page 104
The next question......Page 106
A stitch in time......Page 109
A change in climate......Page 113
The good consumer......Page 117
Going global......Page 119
Do it right......Page 122
Sources and acknowledgments......Page 125
Offer to readers......Page 127
The food industry: Son of Frankenfood?......Page 128
Corporate law: The battle of StoneRidge......Page 131
Regulation in Japan: Crime and punishment......Page 132
Italy's violin cluster: Con brio......Page 133
Spanish-language publishing: Lost in translation no more......Page 134
Media in America: Reading the Metro......Page 136
Virtualisation: The rise of the hypervisor......Page 137
Face value: Google's guru of giving......Page 139
Sovereign-wealth funds: Asset-backed insecurity......Page 141
Global inflation: A delicate condition......Page 146
Bank losses: A Citi situation......Page 149
Buttonwood: Finding default......Page 151
Indian IPOs: Power play......Page 153
Portuguese banks: Millennium bug......Page 155
American house prices: Baby boom and bust......Page 156
Economics focus: Selling sex......Page 157
Pricing and the brain: Hitting the spot......Page 159
Acoustic shielding: Sound reflections......Page 161
A messenger from Mercury......Page 162
Syphilis: Montezuma's revenge......Page 163
Antarctic science: Snow place like home......Page 165
The secret of happiness: It's in Iceland......Page 167
America and the world: Big think that gets you a headline......Page 170
British post-war history: At the centre......Page 172
Crime writing: Death watch......Page 174
The American Museum of Finance: Curating capitalism......Page 176
John Harvey-Jones
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Overview......Page 180
Output, prices and jobs......Page 181
The Economist commodity-price index......Page 183
The Economist commodity-price index......Page 184
Trade, exchange rates, budget balances and interest rates......Page 185
Markets......Page 187
Latin American growth forecasts......Page 190