The Economist - July 12, 2008 (PDF + Audio)

The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by "The Economist Newspaper Ltd" and edited in London. It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson established it in September 1843. As of 2006, its average circulation topped one million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North America.Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to solely British) news source.


Leaders The Mediterranean economy Club Med David Cameron Now what? China, Taiwan and Tibet Fraying at the edges The economy On the ropes Iran and The Economist Silent no more Letters On green energy, Singapore, Iran and Israel, Microsoft, migrants, the Democrats Briefing David Cameron Spoiling for the fight United States Recreation Out of the wilderness Foreign investment Love me, love me not Community service My country, ’tis of thee Louisiana politics A rise and a fall Commemorative days The Paine dilemma Teachers’ pay Better marks, more money Drug wars The sheriff’s stash Lexington New and improved The Americas Latin America’s economies The ghost at the till Colombia Celebrating Ingrid Peru Angry down south Ecuador Taking the headlines Argentina Opera buffa Asia China and Taiwan First, we take the department stores… Indian politics The nuclear deal takes wing Thailand In the dock Afghanistan Pointing a finger at Islamabad The Ainu A people, at last India’s manual scavengers Clean-up Middle East & Africa Israel and Iran Coming to a city near you? Israel The battle for the territories Zimbabwe After the storm, the stalemate Kenya A finance minister resigns Europe Russia’s presidency The odd couple Missile defence Getting to first base Women in Germany Working mothers, unite! Austria’s government A grand unravelling Charlemagne Europe’s Tory nightmare Britain Violent Britain Island savages Youth unemployment Labour’s flawed record Energy prices Foot off the pedal North Sea production Ebbing Church of England When compromise fails Bagehot Clegg, over?

International The G8 summit in Hokkaido They came, they jawed, they failed to conquer Population control The marathon’s not over Political immunity Pulling back the blanket
Business Corporate disposals Breaking up is hard to do Chinese outbound investment Dealing with sinophobia Management trends The cult of the dabbawala Sweeteners Top that Telecoms in Mexico Slim’s pickings German railways Mixed signals Airships Are they coming back? Face value The only way is down Briefing Tibet The illusion of calm in Tibet Investment in the Mediterranean The Med’s moment comes Finance & Economics Bank consolidation Under the hammer Buttonwood A fate worse than debt Hedge funds The secrets of succession Private equity Annuals horribilis Chinese and Taiwanese banks Finally thinking Strait American housing The wrecking-ball response Bank security Bodily functions Economics focus Promises, promises Science & Technology Quantum information technology Enigma variations Solar cells Guiding light Palaeontology Colour vision? Evolution A cold fish Books & Arts July 14th 1789 Remembering the barricades Philosophers' deaths Stuff happens Prize-winning fiction Apocalypse now Financial markets The usual suspects Food in rich countries A bad habit they can't give up Soviet cars Spluttering to a halt Obituary Jesse Helms Economic and Financial Indicators Overview Output, prices and jobs The Economist commodity-price index Female employment Trade, exchange rates, budget balances and interest rates Markets Mergers and acquisitions
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