The Economist - 21 July 2001

The Economist July 21st, 2001......Page 1
Emerging-Market Indicators......Page 0
Business this week......Page 4
Politics this week......Page 6
Missile defences: What are they really for?......Page 8
Sanctions policy: Stop helping Fidel and Saddam......Page 10
India and Pakistan: Hope among the ruins......Page 12
France: Liberty, equality, impunity?......Page 14
Climate change: Life after Kyoto......Page 16
Britain’s Conservatives: It has to be Ken......Page 18
On wealth, Mexico and America, Virgin Rail, idolatory......Page 20
Emerging markets: How the bug can spread......Page 23
The Democrats: More questions than answers......Page 29
Public life in Arkansas: Murder, rape and Clinton-bashing......Page 32
Missile tests: If at first you don’t succeed.........Page 34
California’s power crisis: How to keep the fans turning......Page 36
Lexington: The incredible shrinking VP......Page 40
Argentina’s economic crisis: Austerity, or bust......Page 42
Tourism in Peru: Road to ruin......Page 44
Mexico’s foreign policy: Branching out......Page 46
Rebuilding El Salvador: Homeless, and increasingly hopeless......Page 48
India and Pakistan: Summit ascended, but Kashmir not yet broached......Page 49
Russia and China: Remaking history......Page 51
China’s pollution: Exposing a dirty secret......Page 53
Indonesia: Who’s in charge?......Page 55
Piracy in Asia: Dangerous waters......Page 57
Japanese reform: Sinking, not flying......Page 59
Israeli-Palestinian fighting: Prospects of war......Page 61
Egyptian unemployment: Summer of fury......Page 63
African unity: Gadfly Qaddafi......Page 65
Burundi: Doubtful peace......Page 67
Greece’s threatened reforms: A need to clear the air......Page 69
Portugal’s politics: Guterres stumbles......Page 71
Italy’s finances: Rocky road ahead......Page 73
Europe’s single currency: Trust or mistrust thy euro neighbour?......Page 74
German gays: Stronger-wristed......Page 76
France’s secret service(s): Letters of cachet......Page 77
Divided Cyprus: The danger of over-doggedness......Page 78
Bulgaria’s royal prime minister: The wrong job?......Page 79
Charlemagne: Juan Jose Ibarretxe......Page 81
Medical negligence: Tragic flaws......Page 83
Leadership election: The battle for the Tory party......Page 85
Tory homophobia: To fall like Lucifer......Page 87
Nightlife: Old school tie......Page 88
Gambling: Paris, Nevada; Luxor, Lancashire......Page 89
Transport strategy: Going nowhere......Page 90
Bagehot: Robin Cook’s revenge......Page 92
Lord Archer: A taste for fiction......Page 94
Putin's choice......Page 96
Good in part......Page 98
A reconditioned model......Page 102
States within the state......Page 105
Mystery man......Page 109
Waiting for the crunch......Page 111
Endangered species......Page 114
In search of an identity......Page 117
Sources and acknowledgements......Page 119
Offer to readers......Page 120
The technology industry: Big is beautiful again......Page 122
Computing: Revenge of the dinosaurs......Page 125
Swissair: A scary Swiss meltdown......Page 126
Black empowerment: Skin deep......Page 129
Iranian privatisation: A mess......Page 131
Management consultants: Winners’ curse......Page 133
Drugs: Marketing madness......Page 135
Face value: The unknown media mogul......Page 136
Mortgage-lending agencies in America: Big scary monsters......Page 138
The American economy: Greenspan’s glimmer......Page 140
German finance: Penny bazaar......Page 141
Indian mutual funds: Unit what?......Page 142
Pampering staff: Elf help......Page 143
French banking: Farmers unite......Page 144
Economics focus: Frédéric Bastiat......Page 146
Climate change: Kyoto’s last stand......Page 148
Hydrogen-powered cars: Replacing gas with a gas......Page 150
The origins of malaria: Following the plough......Page 151
Bacteria and ore-formation: Goldbugs......Page 153
Air travel: The way we fly now......Page 154
A philosopher’s letters: Love, Bertie......Page 156
Summer movies: Hothouse flowers......Page 159
Archaeology: Digging for truth......Page 160
Simone Weil and Rosa Parks: Two kinds of heroism......Page 161
Daniel Ellsberg: Treachery, egotism or bravery?......Page 162
New fiction: Not amused......Page 164
Immigration: No entry......Page 165
Correction......Page 167
Katharine Graham......Page 168
Money and interest rates......Page 170
Oil reserves......Page 171
Commodity price index......Page 172
Stockmarkets......Page 173
Trade, exchange rates and budgets......Page 174
The world’s biggest companies......Page 175
Overview......Page 176
Output, demand and jobs......Page 177
Prices and wages......Page 178
The Economist poll of forecasters......Page 179
Overview......Page 180
Economy......Page 181
Financial markets......Page 182