The Economist 07Dec2019

DECEMBER 7TH–13TH 2019 The carbon-capture conundrum NATO: the good, the bad, the ugly A special report on the Asian tigers Our b ...

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The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 5 1 Contents continues overleaf Contents The world this week 9 A summary of political and busines ...

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The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 9 The world this week Politics The political leaders of nato countries gathered in London for a m ...

10 The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 The world this week Business In an unexpected move, Sergey Brin and Larry Page stepped down fr ...

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Leaders 13 B ritish voterskeep being called to the polls—and each time the options before them are worse. Labour and the Conserv ...

14 Leaders The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 1 S o much talkof “crisis” has surroundednato’s 70th-birthday year that it has been ea ...

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16 Leaders The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 2 ministries like cash machines and hand out government jobs based on loyalty, not mer ...

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18 Leaders The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 O f the wisdomtaught in kindergartens, few commandments combine moral balance and prac ...

19 The OPEC Fund for International Development The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund), based in Vienna, Aus ...