The Economist (20 August, 2005)

Table of contents :
The Economist – August 20th, 2005……Page 1
Contents……Page 2
Politics this week……Page 5
Business this week……Page 8
Letters……Page 10
European economies: Germany’s surprising economy……Page 13
Sri Lanka: The target was peace……Page 15
Famine relief: Starving for the cameras……Page 17
Health-care finance: Beware the doctors’ diagnosis……Page 19
Terrorism: Lessons from anarchy……Page 20
Special Report: The anarchists: For jihadis, read anarchist……Page 23
Financing health care: Searching for a miracle solution……Page 28
History for children: Notes on a small island……Page 30
Public and privates security: A thicker blue line……Page 31
Shooting to kill: Smoker signals……Page 33
Interest rates: Unboring……Page 34
Terminal 5: Blue skies thinking……Page 36
Prostitution: Massaging the figures……Page 38
Germany’s election: Let battle commence……Page 40
Turkey and Kurds: Peace be unto you……Page 43
Poland, Russia and Germany: The burden of history……Page 45
The media in Spain: Television wars……Page 46
Georgia and Ukraine: An odd couple……Page 47
Georgia’s breakaway enclaves: After Aslan……Page 49
Property rights and eminent domain: Hands off our homes……Page 51
The budget deficit: Cocktail-bar calculations……Page 54
Social Security: Seventy years of plenty……Page 56
Miami: From coke to cubists……Page 57
The Spetember 11th attacks: Voices from Ground Zero……Page 59
Rocky Mountain states: Home on the range……Page 60
Brazil’s ruling party……Page 62
Canada: For queen-but for which country?……Page 64
Canada’s defence policy: Charging round the block……Page 65
Energy in the southern cone: Gas ring……Page 67
Peru’s president: The masochist……Page 69
The Gaza pullout: Giving up in Gaza……Page 70
Iran’s nuclear game: Playing hardball……Page 72
Iraq: More jaw-jaw……Page 74
Nigeria’s police: When the cops are robbers……Page 75
Niger: The worst is over……Page 76
Uganda: The limits of freedom……Page 78
China: Hu’s in charge……Page 79
China’s media: Back on the leash……Page 81
Japan: Honey, I’ll shrink the state……Page 83
Sri Lanka: The Tigers’s prey……Page 85
Indonesia: From far west to far east……Page 87
Shipping: Boom and bust at sea……Page 88
British Airways: Catering for suppliers’ strikes……Page 91
Media firms: Icahn’s latest prey……Page 92
Undergraduate recruitment: In search of the ideal employer……Page 94
Khazanah: The Malay way of business change……Page 96
Internet security: Winning the war on spam……Page 98
Wireless broadband: Why wait for WiMax?……Page 100
Face value: Trying a new pitch……Page 102
Special Report: Germany’s economy: Ready to motor?……Page 104
Japan’s markets: The bulls are back……Page 109
Arab investment: Pumped up……Page 111
Stock exchanges: Bouncer……Page 112
Credit derivatives: Risky business……Page 114
Economics focus: Destitution not dearth……Page 116
Conservation: Back to the future……Page 118
AIDS: Prostitution v constitution……Page 120
Paying attention: Cor blimey……Page 122
Robotics: Dermatology for ‘droids……Page 123
Jewish history: Facing Zion……Page 124
The English scientific revolution……Page 126
Modern China: Fear of the future……Page 128
18th-century heroes: Russia’s Othello……Page 130
New movies: Departure lounge……Page 132
Malian music: Notes from the Niger……Page 133
Obituary: Ibrahim Ferrer……Page 136
Overview……Page 138
Output, demand and jobs……Page 139
Prices and wages……Page 140
Norway……Page 141
Money and interest rates……Page 142
The Economist commodity price index……Page 143
Stockmarkets……Page 144
Trade, exchange rates and budgets……Page 145
Hedge-fund performance……Page 146
Overview……Page 147
The Economist poll of forecasters……Page 148
Economy……Page 149
Financial markets……Page 150