The Economist USA 03.21.2020

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The EconomistMarch 21st 2020 3 1 Contents continues overleaf Contents The world this week 7 A summary of political andbusinessne ...

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The EconomistMarch 21st 2020 7 The world this week Politics Governmentsaroundthe worldtookextraordinary measurestocurbthenovel c ...

8 The EconomistMarch 21st 2020 The world this week Business TheFederalReservetookmore emergencymeasurestobolster short-termliqui ...

Leaders 9 1 P lanet earthisshuttingdown.Inthestruggletogeta gripon covid-19, one country after another is demanding that its cit ...

10 Leaders The EconomistMarch 21st 2020 2 who is clear of the disease and who is not. Both it and South Ko- rea are using big da ...

The EconomistMarch 21st 2020 Leaders 11 1 T heflowofinformationisessentialtocurbinga pandemic. YetonMarch17thChinatooka dramatic ...

12 Leaders The EconomistMarch 21st 2020 2 parliament directly accountable to party leaders rather than to constituents. This poi ...

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14 The EconomistMarch 21st 2020 Lettersarewelcomeandshouldbe addressedtotheEditorat TheEconomist,TheAdelphiBuilding, 1-11 JohnAd ...

TheEconomistMarch 21st 2020 15 1 S ometimes peoplecan be a bit of a disap- pointment to their politicians. On March 12th Emmanue ...

16 BriefingThe pandemic The EconomistMarch 21st 2020 2 1 France had seen 2,281 covid cases and suf- fered 48 deaths. Six days la ...

Whiplash Covid-19,atMarch18th 2020 Sources:JohnsHopkinsCSSE;UN;OECD; nationalgovernments;DatastreamfromRefinitiv *Latest †2018or ...

18 BriefingThe pandemic The EconomistMarch 21st 2020 2 fear may increasingly add its weight to gov- ernment say-so and social st ...

The EconomistMarch 21st 2020 BriefingThe pandemic 19 1 A character ina novel by Ernest Hem- ingway once described bankruptcy as ...

20 BriefingThe pandemic The EconomistMarch 21st 2020 2 1 ly February but is now the best (or rather, least bad). There remains, ...