The Economist Europe – July 22-28, 2017

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6 Contents The EconomistJuly 22nd 2017

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Conflicts of interestJared

Kushner’s White House job

could harm both his firm and

trust in policymaking, page 49.

Six months into his presidency

Donald Trump’s conflicts of

interest look worse, and his

handling of them less

principled, even than many

expected, page 50

Chinese state enterprises

Government-owned

businesses are becoming

more, not less, important.

That is bad for China and the

world: leader, page 11.

Reforms meant to fix China’s

ailing state-owned firms

instead have emboldened

them, page 55

Special report Seventy years

after their acrimonious split,

India and Pakistan remain at

daggers drawn. See our

special report, after page 38

Gene drivesA promising tool

for dealing with pests and

pathogens runs into an old

enemy, page 61

Europe

39 Italy’s migrant surge

Unwelcome choices

40 The French army

General v president

40 Russia’s pricey stadiums

Extra time and punishment

41 Populism in Poland

Dependant judiciary

42 Charlemagne

Jitters over Macron

Britain

43 Britain and the EU

The six flavours of Brexit

44 Public opinion

Softening?

46 Bagehot

Bad-tempered Britain

International

47 Spreading democracy

How to unrig an election

Business

49 The Trump family (1)

After a Kushy landing

50 The Trump family (2)

Not one to avoid a conflict

52 3D printing at home

Model citizens

52 Brazil’s labour reform

Bye-bye, Benito

53 Exorcists

Who you gonna call?

54 Schumpeter

Reinventing Uber

Finance and economics

55 China Inc

Reinstatement

58 Africa’s savings and

credit co-operatives

Fixing the roof

58 Private equity

KKR’s succession plan

59 Buttonwood

The bonds that break

60 Free exchange

Explaining populism

Science and technology

61 Gene drives

Resistance is inevitable

62 Artificial intelligence

Admiring the scenery

64 Volcanology

A song of ice and fire

Books and arts

65 Soviet history

The war for memory

66 Hunter-gatherer

economics

Living off the land

66 Colonial atrocities

Hearing their cries

67 Victorian history

Summer of ’

67 Alexander Calder

Sculpture in motion

68 Johnson

The Americanisms are

coming!

70 Economic and financial

indicators

Statistics on 42 economies,

plus a closer look at

cigarette prices

Obituary

72 Maryam Mirzakhani

Adding up