From the Fall 2003 issue
The Euro Three: Who’ll Come out on Top?
France, Germany, and Italy are struggling to recover. Who’ll come out on top?
Should G7 Policy Coordination Be Revived?
Congress grills the Fed Chairman and produces more heat than light. Who are these folks on Capitol Hill?
Europe, Japan, and China, unlike the United States, are all locked into export-driven policies dependent on U.S. markets and competitively cheaper currencies. That’s why there are likely limits to dollar depreciation.
TIE’s co-executive editor, who has known the Democratic presidential candidate for years, offers the inside story.
Was the well-intentioned landmark legislation slapped together too quickly?
The “sunset” tool with the Bush team’s help is subverting the U.S. budget process.
How Mervyn King reshaped the Bank of England.
Will Europe Suffer the Swiss Syndrome?
Confronting anew the problems if the world moves into euros.
The importance of adding oil to the equation.
The Real Challenge for Iraqi Development
Oil wealth could be a great help—or hindrance—to Iraq’s development prospects.
A comparison of deflationary woes.
Beijing’s take on combating deflationary woes.
Why Sanctions (Almost) Never Work
In the case of the late Idi Amin, they clearly helped drive him from power.