The Economist - 27 October 2001

Emerging-Market Indicators......Page 0
Issue Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 2
Politics this week......Page 4
Business this week......Page 7
The world since September 11th: How the world has (and hasn't) changed......Page 9
Northern Ireland: I Renounce Arms......Page 11
The future of NASA: Unmanned......Page 13
Fiscal policy: A stimulating debate......Page 15
Dealing with anthrax: Patent problems pending......Page 17
On the war against terrorism, education in Britain, the environment, Tony Blair......Page 19
Fighting terrorism: A puzzling kind of war......Page 22
Taliban defectors: Tempting offers......Page 26
The diplomatic repercussions: Seeing the world anew......Page 27
The home front: Avoiding a Dark Winter......Page 32
The postal service: One woe upon another......Page 35
The peace movement: All we are saying.........Page 37
The economy: A clash of wills......Page 39
The Seattle mayor's race: No time to plod......Page 41
Religion and advertising: Utah's holy war......Page 43
Lexington: America the sensible......Page 45
Nicaragua's election: Ortega's return?......Page 47
Mexico's new airport: Time flies......Page 49
Venezuela's foreign policy: Taking sides......Page 50
Cuba's economy: Blaming the victim......Page 51
Canada's right: A hard winter......Page 52
Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis: Bombs versus butter......Page 53
Afghanistan: Fashion victim's fate......Page 55
Central Asia: Day of the bully......Page 56
Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation: Getting a bit more serious about security......Page 58
Privatisation in Japan: G?tterd?mmerung......Page 60
Israel and the Palestinians: Pull back the tanks, says Bush to Sharon......Page 62
Iran and Afghanistan: Benevolent neutrality......Page 64
Arab dissent: Chance for a clampdown......Page 66
South Africa's opposition: Divided we stand......Page 68
The German economy: Holding steady, just, maybe—and maybe not......Page 69
Berlin's election: Democracy, it's wonderful......Page 71
Norway's new government: No talk of joining the EU, right?......Page 72
The European Commission: Prodi's pique......Page 73
France's judicial system: The law's an ass......Page 74
EU aid to Albania: Stinking fish......Page 75
Russia's Muslims: One faith, but not one vision......Page 76
Macedonia: That's the police station, that was......Page 78
Charlemagne: Manuel Fraga......Page 79
Northern Ireland: Giving up the guns......Page 81
The anti-war movement: Phoney war......Page 84
London Underground: Doing the splits......Page 86
Conservative Party: Six brains......Page 88
Mobile phones and crime: Crime waves......Page 90
Devolution: Healthy outcome......Page 92
Bagehot: David Blunkett......Page 94
Limping towards normality......Page 96
Loss of solidarity......Page 100
Looking west, looking east......Page 103
Road rage......Page 107
Bold in part......Page 108
Old habits die hard......Page 111
Terms of abuse......Page 114
The other Poland(s)......Page 115
One more push......Page 117
Acknowledgments......Page 119
Offer to readers......Page 120
Media companies: Sucked into quicksand......Page 122
Broadcasting in China: Unscrambling the signals......Page 125
European business regulation: Bad vibes......Page 126
Subsidies for European airlines: Turning off the tap......Page 127
Bandwidth trading: Buying time......Page 128
MBA programmes: Back to business school......Page 130
Compulsory licensing: Patent remedies......Page 133
Face value: A South African Citizen Kane......Page 134
Investment banking: So long, banker......Page 136
Hitting terrorists' cash: The financial front line......Page 138
Northern Afghanistan's economy: Inefficient frontier......Page 140
The downturn in East Asia: Warning signs......Page 141
Italy's charitable foundations: Odd sort of ownership......Page 143
Economics focus: Dollar mad?......Page 145
Space exploration: The search for intelligent life at NASA......Page 147
Mars Odyssey: Safely into harbour......Page 149
Geothermal energy: A smash hit in Lake Malaren......Page 151
CJD: The end of the affair?......Page 152
Contemporary art: Mosques and modernity......Page 153
Fiction from Turkey: Ataturk's children......Page 155
Wall Street crash: Parallel bars......Page 157
The foundations of science: This side up......Page 158
French politics: Opening shots......Page 160
Kenneth Tynan: Decidedly blue......Page 161
New fiction: More sinned against......Page 163
Chang Hsueh-liang......Page 164
Overview......Page 166
Output, demand and jobs......Page 167
Prices and wages......Page 168
R&D spending......Page 169
Money and interest rates......Page 170
The Economist commodity price index......Page 171
Stockmarkets......Page 172
Trade, exchange rates and budgets......Page 173
Share prices by sector......Page 174
Overview......Page 175
Sovereign ratings......Page 176
Economy......Page 177
Financial markets......Page 178