The Economist USA - 21.03.2020

4 Contents Tha Economist March 21st^2020

Europe

45 Italy's catastrophe

46 Spain unites

47 Frontiertheatre

47 France's elections

48 Deplinthing Alexander

48 Resisting Putin

49 CbarhmapeThe need

for the nation-state

Britain

so The big state is back

S'I curtains in theatreland

52 Bagehot Spirit of the Blitz

lntamalional

53 Covicl-19 and school

closures

Businea

ss Covid carnage

s6 Airlines running on empty

SI The ventilator deficit

SI America's oldest board

51 Bartleby Crisis leadership

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Finance & economics

&I The cash crisis

62 ButtonwoodMarket

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63 The surging dollar

64 Exchange-traded funds

64 Closing stock exchanges

65 Free nchangeAhistory

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Science & technology

66 Testing for SARS-CoV-

fq science and sentiment

SB Another fossil bird

Books&arbl

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Uganda

71 AblographyofMBS

72 Shakespeare in America

72 MI.olitau, revisited

73 John'°nonJohnson

Economic & financial indicatoni

76 Statistics on 42 economies

Graphic detail

77 As western flights shut down, Chinese routes are opening

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