The Economist: August 24th - August 30th, 2013
Volume 396 Number 8850
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Publisher: The Economist Group, Magazine Website
Type: Audio MP3 @ 48kbps 44100Hz Mono
Language: English,
Size: 146 MB (153,517,415 bytes), 89 MP3s
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Contents
001 Introduction
002 The world this week - Politics
003 The world this week - Business
004 Leaders
005 Leaders - India_s economy
006 Leaders - Race relations in America
007 Leaders - Syria
008 Leaders - Fracking
009 Leaders - Central bankers
010 Letters
011 Briefing
012 Briefing - Black America
013 United States
014 United States - Health reform and employment
015 United States - Educating the very young
016 United States - New York politics
017 United States - Censoring The Economist
018 United States - Policing Philadelphia
019 United States - Lexington
020 The Americas
021 The Americas - Latin America_s largest economies
022 The Americas - Trade in Haiti
023 The Americas - Ecuador_s unpredictable president
024 Asia
025 Asia - Indonesia_s economy_
026 Asia - _and its oil and gas
027 Asia - Malnutrition in India
028 Asia - A Korean thaw_
029 Asia - Japan_s nuclear plant
030 Asia - Banyan
031 China
032 China - Bo Xilai on trial
033 China - Organs for transplants
034 China - Underground Christianity
035 Middle East and Africa
036 Middle East and Africa - Syria_s civil war
037 Middle East and Africa - Egypt_
038 Middle East and Africa - _and its Copts
039 Middle East and Africa - Bombings in Iraq
040 Middle East and Africa - Nigeria_s top terrorist
041 Middle East and Africa - Telecoms in Ethiopia
042 Europe
043 Europe - Turkish politics
044 Europe - Greek privatisation
045 Europe - Germany_s election
046 Europe - Ukraine and Russia
047 Europe - Human rights in Russia
048 Europe - Dutch immigration
049 Europe - Organised crime in Italy
050 Britain
051 Britain - Suburban London
052 Britain - Anti-terror laws
053 Britain - Anti-fracking protests
054 Britain - In defence of MPs
055 Britain - AES International
056 Britain - The rise of shisha bars
057 Britain - Horseracing
058 Britain - Bagehot
059 International
060 International - Holocaust history
061 Business
062 Business - Fiat and Chrysler
063 Business - Sportswear-makers
064 Business - Foreign firms in China
065 Business - Semiconductors
066 Business - Head-hunting
067 Business - Designer headphones
068 Business - Schumpeter
069 Finance and economics
070 Finance and economics - India in trouble
071 Finance and economics - Hiring China_s princelings
072 Finance and economics - Offshore finance in the Gambia
073 Finance and economics - Recessions and public health
074 Finance and economics - Asset-management companies in China
075 Finance and economics - Private equity
076 Finance and economics - European bank funding
077 Finance and economics - Free exchange
078 Science and technology
079 Science and technology - Dark energy
080 Science and technology - Judging music competitions
081 Science and technology - Evolution
082 Books and arts
083 Books and arts - American politics
084 Books and arts - The science of politics
085 Books and arts - The natural world
086 Books and arts - Pope Francis and Argentina
087 Books and arts - Commemorating Crecy
088 Books and arts - Armenian culture in Turkey
089 Obituary - Jacques Verges
About
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication
owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in an office in the City of
Westminster, London. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in
September 1843. While The Economist calls itself a "newspaper", each issue appears on
glossy paper, like a newsmagazine. In 2009, it reported an average circulation of just
over 1.4 million copies per issue, about half of which are sold in North America.
The Economist claims it "is not a chronicle of economics." Rather, it aims "to take
part in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy,
timid ignorance obstructing our progress. It practices advocacy journalism in taking an
editorial stance based on free trade and globalisation, but also the expansion of
government health and education spending and the government support of banks and other
financial enterprises in danger of bankruptcy. It targets highly educated readers and
claims an audience containing many influential executives and policy-makers.
The publication belongs to The Economist Group, half of which is owned by the Financial
Times, a subsidiary of Pearson PLC. A group of independent shareholders, including many
members of the staff and the Rothschild banking family of England, owns the rest. A
board of trustees formally appoints the editor, who cannot be removed without its
permission. In addition, about two-thirds of the seventy-five staff journalists are
based in London, despite the global emphasis
The Economist's primary focus is world news, politics and business, but it also runs
regular sections on science and technology as well as books and the arts. Every two
weeks, the publication adds an in-depth special report on a particular issue, business
sector or geographical region. Every three months, it publishes a technology report
called Technology Quarterly or TQ. Articles often take a definite editorial stance and
almost never carry a byline. Not even the name of the editor (from 2006, John
Micklethwait) is printed in the issue. It is a longstanding tradition that an editor's
only signed article during his tenure is written on the occasion of his departure from
the position. The author of a piece is named in certain circumstances: when notable
persons are invited to contribute opinion pieces; when Economist writers compile
special reports; and to highlight a potential conflict of interest over a book review.
The names of The Economist editors and correspondents can be located, however, via the
media directory pages of the website.The publication's writers adopt a tight style that
seeks to include the maximum amount of information in a limited space. Atlantic Monthly
publisher David G. Bradley described the formula as "a consistent world view expressed,
consistently, in tight and engaging prose."
There is a section of economic statistics. Tables such as employment statistics are
published each week and there are special statistical features too. It is unique among
British weeklies in providing authoritative coverage of official statistics and its
rankings of international statistics have been decisive. In addition, The Economist is
known for its Big Mac Index, which it first published in 1986. This uses the price of a
Big Mac hamburger sold by McDonald's in different countries as an informal measure of
the purchasing power of currencies.
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Volume 396 Number 8850
General Information
Publisher: The Economist Group, Magazine Website
Type: Audio MP3 @ 48kbps 44100Hz Mono
Language: English,
Size: 146 MB (153,517,415 bytes), 89 MP3s
Search for ALL ISSUES
Contents
001 Introduction
002 The world this week - Politics
003 The world this week - Business
004 Leaders
005 Leaders - India_s economy
006 Leaders - Race relations in America
007 Leaders - Syria
008 Leaders - Fracking
009 Leaders - Central bankers
010 Letters
011 Briefing
012 Briefing - Black America
013 United States
014 United States - Health reform and employment
015 United States - Educating the very young
016 United States - New York politics
017 United States - Censoring The Economist
018 United States - Policing Philadelphia
019 United States - Lexington
020 The Americas
021 The Americas - Latin America_s largest economies
022 The Americas - Trade in Haiti
023 The Americas - Ecuador_s unpredictable president
024 Asia
025 Asia - Indonesia_s economy_
026 Asia - _and its oil and gas
027 Asia - Malnutrition in India
028 Asia - A Korean thaw_
029 Asia - Japan_s nuclear plant
030 Asia - Banyan
031 China
032 China - Bo Xilai on trial
033 China - Organs for transplants
034 China - Underground Christianity
035 Middle East and Africa
036 Middle East and Africa - Syria_s civil war
037 Middle East and Africa - Egypt_
038 Middle East and Africa - _and its Copts
039 Middle East and Africa - Bombings in Iraq
040 Middle East and Africa - Nigeria_s top terrorist
041 Middle East and Africa - Telecoms in Ethiopia
042 Europe
043 Europe - Turkish politics
044 Europe - Greek privatisation
045 Europe - Germany_s election
046 Europe - Ukraine and Russia
047 Europe - Human rights in Russia
048 Europe - Dutch immigration
049 Europe - Organised crime in Italy
050 Britain
051 Britain - Suburban London
052 Britain - Anti-terror laws
053 Britain - Anti-fracking protests
054 Britain - In defence of MPs
055 Britain - AES International
056 Britain - The rise of shisha bars
057 Britain - Horseracing
058 Britain - Bagehot
059 International
060 International - Holocaust history
061 Business
062 Business - Fiat and Chrysler
063 Business - Sportswear-makers
064 Business - Foreign firms in China
065 Business - Semiconductors
066 Business - Head-hunting
067 Business - Designer headphones
068 Business - Schumpeter
069 Finance and economics
070 Finance and economics - India in trouble
071 Finance and economics - Hiring China_s princelings
072 Finance and economics - Offshore finance in the Gambia
073 Finance and economics - Recessions and public health
074 Finance and economics - Asset-management companies in China
075 Finance and economics - Private equity
076 Finance and economics - European bank funding
077 Finance and economics - Free exchange
078 Science and technology
079 Science and technology - Dark energy
080 Science and technology - Judging music competitions
081 Science and technology - Evolution
082 Books and arts
083 Books and arts - American politics
084 Books and arts - The science of politics
085 Books and arts - The natural world
086 Books and arts - Pope Francis and Argentina
087 Books and arts - Commemorating Crecy
088 Books and arts - Armenian culture in Turkey
089 Obituary - Jacques Verges
About
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication
owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in an office in the City of
Westminster, London. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in
September 1843. While The Economist calls itself a "newspaper", each issue appears on
glossy paper, like a newsmagazine. In 2009, it reported an average circulation of just
over 1.4 million copies per issue, about half of which are sold in North America.
The Economist claims it "is not a chronicle of economics." Rather, it aims "to take
part in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy,
timid ignorance obstructing our progress. It practices advocacy journalism in taking an
editorial stance based on free trade and globalisation, but also the expansion of
government health and education spending and the government support of banks and other
financial enterprises in danger of bankruptcy. It targets highly educated readers and
claims an audience containing many influential executives and policy-makers.
The publication belongs to The Economist Group, half of which is owned by the Financial
Times, a subsidiary of Pearson PLC. A group of independent shareholders, including many
members of the staff and the Rothschild banking family of England, owns the rest. A
board of trustees formally appoints the editor, who cannot be removed without its
permission. In addition, about two-thirds of the seventy-five staff journalists are
based in London, despite the global emphasis
The Economist's primary focus is world news, politics and business, but it also runs
regular sections on science and technology as well as books and the arts. Every two
weeks, the publication adds an in-depth special report on a particular issue, business
sector or geographical region. Every three months, it publishes a technology report
called Technology Quarterly or TQ. Articles often take a definite editorial stance and
almost never carry a byline. Not even the name of the editor (from 2006, John
Micklethwait) is printed in the issue. It is a longstanding tradition that an editor's
only signed article during his tenure is written on the occasion of his departure from
the position. The author of a piece is named in certain circumstances: when notable
persons are invited to contribute opinion pieces; when Economist writers compile
special reports; and to highlight a potential conflict of interest over a book review.
The names of The Economist editors and correspondents can be located, however, via the
media directory pages of the website.The publication's writers adopt a tight st
seeks to include the maximum amount of information in a limited space. Atlantic Monthly
publisher David G. Bradley described the formula as "a consistent world view expressed,
consistently, in tight and engaging prose."
There is a section of economic statistics. Tables such as employment statistics are
published each week and there are special statistical features too. It is unique among
British weeklies in providing authoritative coverage of official statistics and its
rankings of international statistics have been decisive. In addition, The Economist is
known for its Big Mac Index, which it first published in 1986. This uses the price of a
Big Mac hamburger sold by McDonald's in different countries as an informal measure of
the purchasing power of currencies.
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