From the Spring 2006 issue
Will India Steal China’s Thunder?
For most of the last decade, global strategists have fixated on China’s potential to become a global economic powerhouse. But has India been given short shrift?
Today’s Golden Age of Poverty Reduction
The story the World Bank and other agencies don’t want you to know.
Forget Schumer-Graham. This new U.S. legislation has already spawned a strange new renaissance of IMF reform proposals. Can protectionism be cured?
In an article in our last issue, global strategist Philip Verleger predicted a coming scenario of $100 oil, 5 percent inflation, and a coming recession. Question: How disruptive would $80–$100 oil be to the U.S. and global economies? TIE asked three important experts.
Washington’s most trusted independent political analyst sets the scene.
A long-time Washington political and policy strategist, in an open letter to the likely Republican presidential candidate, offers this advice: Create a New Reagan Majority.
Washington’s Potential Mexico Problem
The consequences of a left-wing win in July’s elections could be greater than financial markets think.
TIE asked this distinguished policymaker for his final defense of the European Central Bank’s two-pillar strategy.
A former policy insider outlines the disturbing trend.
Seeking new ways to measure inflation.
The reform road is still bumpy, so forget full RMB convertibility anytime soon.