====== 。On the cover Redesigning global finance Government leaders cannot rewrite the rules this weekend. But they can still do some useful things
====== 。The world this week Politics this week Business this week KAL's cartoon
====== 。Leaders The world economy Redesigning global finance China's fiscal stimulus Dr Keynes's Chinese patient Protecting the vulnerable What Congo means for Obama Carmakers Saving Detroit A modest proposal O give me a home...
====== 。Letters On our endorsement of Barack Obama
====== 。Special Report The global economic summit After the fall
====== 。United States The presidency Change.gov Congress Waiting for reinforcements Government finances Local zeroes Florida Snowbirds, meet the repo men Chicago The spotlight beckons School reform A worthy experiment Lexington Ship of fools
====== 。The Americas Nicaragua How to steal an election The Latinobarィョmetro poll Democracy and the downturn Canada's economy Breaking the deficit taboo
====== 。Asia Australia and the credit crunch Digging for victory New Zealand's election Key change for Kiwis Indonesia after the Bali bombers Secular trends Australia and the death penalty All right then, just this once Bhutan's newly crowned king Crowning glory Kazakhstan's 。ーNew Silk Road。ア Eyes on the road Low-level unrest in China For hire The Chinese Peasant Olympics Anyone for toss the laptop?
====== 。Middle East & Africa South Africa and the world The see-no-evil foreign policy Congo Beware of a stampede to war Rwanda and Europe Judicial politics of a genocide Jerusalem。ッs politics Money, faith and votes The Palestinians The return of blood and anger
====== 。Europe France's president Is Sarkozy a closet socialist? Germany's economy A little stimulus Higher education in Italy A case for change Eastern Europe and America Looking west, hopefully Tuna in the Mediterranean Gone fishing Moldova and Transdniestria Another forgotten conflict Charlemagne No room in the ark
====== 。Britain Politics and the recession Bigger, wider, deeper Interest-rates outlook Plumbing new depths Renewable energy The green pound Child-killing Most foul
====== 。International Nuclear disarmament What to do with a vision of zero
====== 。Business A global love affair Theme and variations The home team Pile them high Kings of the road The art of the possible Sources and acknowledgments Offer to readers
====== 。Special Report American carmakers On the edge Pharmaceuticals Racing down the pyramid Logistics Failure to deliver Technology and advertising Watching the watchers Corporate restructuring Centres of attention Asian casinos Place your bets Aviation in China Chocks away Face value Portal of doom
====== 。Finance & Economics China's economy Reflating the dragon
====== 。Science & Technology Debt and deflation Depressing times The Federal Reserve Turning Japanese AIG Cheque mate Buttonwood An appetising spread Japan's economy A tunnel, no light Banco Santander Pack behaviour Credit-rating agencies Negative outlook Specialist lenders Home run Economics focus Race and red tape
====== 。Books & Arts Minerals How rocks evolve Exoplanets First sighting Greenhouse gases Eating carbon Genetic disease and evolution Bad old genes Neurology Light revival
====== 。Obituary A book of silence Out of this world The net generation The kids are alright War surgery in Iraq Standard operating procedures The making of 。ーGray's Anatomy。ア Fearfully and wonderfully made New fiction Stewart O'Nan Georgian treasure Ancient bling
====== 。Economic and Financial Indicators Miriam Makeba
Overview Output, prices and jobs The Economist commodity-price index Vacancies Trade, exchange rates, budget balances and interest rates Markets Oil demand