The Economist - UK (2022-04-16)

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On the cover

The world this week

8 A summary of political

and business news

Leaders

11 What China gets wrong

It’s not just covid­

12 Backing Ukraine

Get off the fence

13 Pakistan

Mismanaged democracy

13 France’s election

Don’t panic

14 Partygate

The final episode

Letters

16 On Ukraine, logistics in

Africa, food banks, tacos,

initials, energy

Briefing

17 The war in Ukraine

A people coming together

20 The cost of rebuilding

And the need for reform

United States

23 In praise of the irs

24 Student loans

25 Local­news startups

25 Brooklyn subway shooting

26 Abortion after Roe

28 LexingtonKen Paxton

and the heart of Texas

The Americas

29 Religion in Latin

America

30 Canada’s budget

Asia

31 Pakistan’s new leader

32 Sri Lanka’s debt

33 Mt Everest and Ukraine

33 Burmese refugees

34 Architecture in Tokyo

35 BanyanAustralian

defence and security

China

36 Locked down and fed up

37 Downgrading English

38 ChaguanXi Jinping

lectures China’s critics

Middle East & Africa

39 Yemen’s search for peace

40 A wave of terror in Israel

41 Financing terror in Africa

42 War crimes in Tigray

42 A Marmite shortage

In three big areas Xi Jinping is
exhibiting poor judgment in
an all-important year: leader,
page 11.Locked down and fed
up,page 36.The incubator
state: China’s plans for
tech,page 60

The world that won't criticise
RussiaIt is time to get off the
fence: leader, page 12.Why so
many countries won’t stand up
to Vladimir Putin, page 50.How
Ukraine is based on bottom­up
self­reliance, page 17.The bill for
reconstruction, page 20

Pakistan’s meddlesome
generalsThey should try letting
politicians run the country for
once: leader, page 13.Shehbaz
Sharif takes over from Imran
Khan as prime minister. He 
faces a daunting to­do list, 
page 31

Partygate, the final episode?
Boris Johnson broke his own
lockdown rules, but he won’t 
be forced from office: leader, 
page 14,and analysis, page 47

Anew geography of innovation
Startup hubs are mushrooming
around the world,page 53

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Free exchangeWhat a

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budgets will mean for 

the economy, page 66

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