The Economist - 22 December 2001

Issue Cover......Page 0
Contents......Page 2
Politics this year......Page 4
Business this year......Page 7
Fighting terrorism: The patient accumulation of successes......Page 10
Poverty and sickness: Terrorism is not the only scourge......Page 12
On education and religion, racial profiling, the summit of the Americas, the Vietnam war, Parliamentary standards in Britain......Page 14
Fighting terrorism: A little more clearing-up to do......Page 17
Muslim reaction: The liberals' hour......Page 20
Afghanistan's art: Missing......Page 22
Homeland security: America the unready......Page 24
Nuclear waste: Obey the rules......Page 27
George Bush and education reform: Please sir, can we have some more?......Page 28
Ground Zero's neighbour: The recharging of the Battery......Page 30
Lexington: For family and fraternity......Page 32
Argentina's economy: Patience wears thin......Page 34
Politics in Chile: A warning from the right......Page 36
Haiti's attempted coup: In the shadows......Page 38
India and Pakistan: Who will strike first?......Page 39
Indian textbooks: Cows and votes......Page 41
Hong Kong: The people's choice......Page 43
Contamination in Bangladesh: A nation poisoned......Page 44
South Korea: The snags about paradise island......Page 45
Israel and the Palestinians: Sharon's strategy, if he has one......Page 46
Guinea-Bissau: Yalla's follies......Page 48
Somalia and terrorism: Who is using whom?......Page 49
Madagascar's presidential election: Will the yoghurt tycoon take over?......Page 51
The European Union summit: From the sublime to the cantankerous......Page 53
Portugal: A servant for all seasons required......Page 55
Germany's ex-communists: Reconquering the capital......Page 57
Hungary: Christians at odds......Page 58
Charlemagne: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Europe's draftsman......Page 59
Peacekeeping: Just the job for us......Page 61
Lessons from history: Spoil-sports......Page 63
Police: Bruising for a fight......Page 64
Bagehot: A great British nonsense......Page 66
The triumph of English: A world empire by other means......Page 68
Singles and the city: The Bridget Jones economy......Page 73
Espresso coffee: In search of a perfect cup......Page 78
Governments in exile: Home thoughts from abroad......Page 82
Radio's golden age: The world according to Lux......Page 85
The history of drinking: Uncorking the past......Page 88
The downsized male: Sometimes it's hard to be a man......Page 93
The history of the tango: A sense of where you were......Page 98
The Star of Bethlehem: A sign of the times?......Page 101
Unusual excursions: Sunhat, bikini, flak jacket......Page 105
Nauru: Paradise well and truly lost......Page 110
The Filipina sisterhood: An anthropology of happiness......Page 114
The future of the company: A matter of choice......Page 118
Paper money: Crisp and even......Page 123
Economics focus: Is Santa a deadweight loss?......Page 128
Artificial intelligence: 2001: a disappointment?......Page 130
Watercolours: Mired in the past?......Page 135
Chronicles of chronology: The power of seven......Page 139
European media: Captain Kirch's troubled enterprise......Page 142
Vivendi: Veni vidi Vivendi......Page 146
Bluetooth: Teething trouble......Page 148
Biotechnology: Coming of age......Page 150
Japanese tourists stay home: When Hawaii's loss is Tokyo's gain......Page 151
Aviation: Losing altitude......Page 152
International aid: The health of nations......Page 154
Auditors: Who fiddled what?......Page 157
South Korean equities: Options ahoy......Page 159
Economists on film: Keynes the movie?......Page 160
The Star of Bethlehem: A sign of the times?......Page 161
Artificial intelligence: 2001: a disappointment?......Page 165
Chronicles of chronology: The power of seven......Page 170
Nanotechnology in biology: The good of small things......Page 173
Protein-based computer memories: Data harvest......Page 177
Books of the year: In our humble opinion......Page 178
Ashok Kumar......Page 186
Overview......Page 188
Output, demand and jobs......Page 189
Prices and wages......Page 190
Finland......Page 191
Money and interest rates......Page 193
The Economist commodity price index......Page 194
Stockmarkets......Page 195
Trade, exchange rates and budgets......Page 196
Feeding cats and dogs......Page 197
Overview......Page 198
The Big Mac index......Page 199
Economy......Page 200
Financial markets......Page 201