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ON M5W 1X9. GST R123236267. Printed by Quad/Graphics, Hartford, WI. 530274 Contents The EconomistFebruary 20th 2021
Volume 438 Number 9233Europe
42 Italy’s new leader
43 Catalonia votes
44 Corsican number plates
44 Alexei Navalny
45 CharlemagneDirty
politicsBritain
46 Cutting carbon
48 BagehotStarmer’s stuckInternational
49 A world deprived of touchBusiness
51 Ride-hailing in China
52 Intel’s hard reboot
54 Vivendi’s musical shares
55 Glencore’s boss
55 VW’s electric plans
56 Danone’s culture wars
56 South Korea’s baby
Amazon
57 BartlebyRe-return to the
office
58 Schumpeter How to pay
CEOsFinance & economics
59 SPACs on Wall Street...
60 ...and in Silicon Valley
61 Economic forecasts
61 Advantage Amsterdam
62 Bitcoin at $50,
62 The WTO’s new boss
63 ButtonwoodInflation
64 Free exchangeFiscal
spilloversScience & technology
65 Puberty blockers
66 Million-year-old DNA
67 Electric speedboats
67 Talking to dreamersBooks & arts
68 Bill Gates on climate
69 The legacy of empire
70 Fiction of Berlin
70 Francis Spufford’s novel
71 Korean LP barsEconomic & financial indicators
72 Statistics on 42 economiesGraphic detail
73 How Europe’s inbred royalty struggledObituary
74 Chick Corea, adventuring in music