The Economist (US) articles from March 1997

The Economist (US) back issues from March 1997:

NATO on its way.(political news items include Russian President Boris Yeltsin meeting with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and expressing hope that a compromise could be reached over the planned expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)(Politics This Week)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Return to sender.(questionable political contributions and other political news)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Cracks in Asia.(bombings in China and other Asian news)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Clouds over peace.(new Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem and other international news)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Alan frets. (Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan warned about high share prices and a possible interest rate hike; news about McDonald's Corp. and Walt Disney is also presented)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Galloping profits. (Volkswagen reported $450 mil in net profits; Japanese motor vehicle production increased 19% in Jan 1997; Opel did not buy a majority stake in Avtovaz)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Shear profit. (news briefs on the first cloning of an adult mammal, an ewe, and its boost to shares of PPL Therapeutics, and other stories in the news)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Satellite wars. (news briefs on joint venture between satellite TV companies ASkyB and EchoStar and other stories in the news)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Hello, Dolly.(sheep is first mammal to be cloned)(Cover Story)(Editorial)

Mar 01, 1997

Asia's precarious miracle: economic growth in East Asia is far from over. But many East Asian countries need structural reforms if it is to continue.(Editorial)

Mar 01, 1997

Trade, and America's family feud: a confrontation between the United States and the World Trade Organisation over the Helms-Burton act is in nobody's interests.(Editorial)

Mar 01, 1997

Once it's here ... nobody would invent the World Bank in today's circumstances. To become more useful, it needs to do less.(Editorial)

Mar 01, 1997

Nuclear blackmail: Western governments need to reconsider their pledge to finance new reactors for Ukraine in return for the closure of the Chernobyl plant.(Editorial)

Mar 01, 1997

New Labour, new old lady: the promise of Britain's Labour Party to give more power to the Bank of England does not go far enough to ensure lower inflation.(Editorial)

Mar 01, 1997

Is it over? (emerging economies in East Asia)

Mar 01, 1997

Bill Clinton's brave new world.(Interview)

Mar 01, 1997

Starr trek. (special prosecutor Kenneth Starr delays resignation)(American Survey)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Into the woods: the Oklahoma City trial. (1995 Oklahoma City, OK, terrorist bombing)(American Survey)

Mar 01, 1997

Smoke in his eye: Virginia politics. (Virginia gubernatorial candidate Donald Beyer campaigning against tobacco industry)(American Survey)

Mar 01, 1997

The chief welfare worry. (welfare recipients who will suffer under welfare reform laws)(American Survey)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Pat Boone in hell.(new heavy metal album; American Survey)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Nervous admission: eating beef. (possibility of mad cow disease occurring in the US)(American Survey)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

The American way of leisure.(Lexington)(Column)

Mar 01, 1997

The Deng death show.(the death of Deng Xiaoping)

Mar 01, 1997

Not quite so sparkling China: foreign investment.(foreign investment in China, which achieved a new high in 1996, is expected to decrease in 1997 as some investors become disillusioned)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Japan's appeal.(Japan seems to be changing its long-held policy of preferring Japanese controlled industries and may encourage foreign investment)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

A spot of bother in Utopia: North Korea.(observers are wondering about the defection of government official Hwang Jang Yop from North Korea to South Korea, followed by the death of North Korea's defense minister and the replacement of the prime minister)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Executive incomers: Papua New Guinea.(use of mercenary troops)

Mar 01, 1997

Braving it: Sri Lanka.(the 14-year-old civil war continues in Sri Lanka, with government forces launching an attack against the rebel Tamil Tigers shortly before the March 1997 local elections)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Never mind the quality: ASEAN.(Association of South East Asian Nations)

Mar 01, 1997

Ah, pan-American free trade! (commercial treaties)

Mar 01, 1997

Sea-food platter, Havana-style. (small business in Cuba)

Mar 01, 1997

Tailspin: Venezuela. (the Venezuelan government is blaming Spain's Iberia for the bankruptcy VIASA, Venezuela's national airline, which Iberia bought 45% of in 1991)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Israel's gamble: the Palestinians. (housing settlements)

Mar 01, 1997

Alone in Arabia. (the coming Apr 1997 election in Yemen is going to be monitored, as the Arabian nation continues to make strides in becoming a stable democracy)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Its nuts and bolts: democracy in Africa.

Mar 01, 1997

The Kenyan way. (one-party rule will continue in Kenya despite elections, as Pres Daniel arap Moi has total control over the media and election commission)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

For NATO, eastward ho! (North Atlantic Treaty Organization expansion)

Mar 01, 1997

Romania's painful gamble. (Romania is pursuing difficult economic policies in hopes of joining the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Speak, memory: Russia. (languages of Russia's ethnic republics)(Europe)

Mar 01, 1997

Sore memories: France. (protests against proposed law to require hosts to report to the government the departures of foreign visitors)(Europe)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

A new manager: Germany. (Christian Democratic Union leader Wolfgang Schauble)(Europe)

Mar 01, 1997

Estonia's high seas and tall tales. (cause of shipping disaster debated)(Europe)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

At the crossroads. (France's strengths and challenges)(Balladur on France)

Mar 01, 1997;

Bound and shackled: Gordon Brown, the shadow chancellor, has set tough targets on spending, borrowing and inflation; good economics, but will it prove good politics?(Britain)

Mar 01, 1997

Exchange of views. (Bank of England rejects charge that it is ignoring pound's rise)(Britain)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

The odd couple: Northern Ireland. (Social Democratic and Labor Party leader John Hume to continue talks with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams)(Britain)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Confusion: the law and medicine. (reproductive technology)(Britain)

Mar 01, 1997

The lure of the boob tube. (UK Prime Minister John Major contemplates the advantages and disadvantages of participating in political debates)(Bagehot)(Column)

Mar 01, 1997

Michelin gets a grip. (reorganization by tire firm)(Company Profile)

Mar 01, 1997

Taxing times for Tokyo taxis. (Japan's Ministry of Transport will allow taxis to offer discount prices beginning in Apr 1997)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Making strategy. (business strategy)(Management Focus)

Mar 01, 1997

It'll be a shock; electricity in Europe. (competition and deregulation)

Mar 01, 1997

Virtually fantastic: Malaysia's information ambitions. (plans for a Multimedia Super Corridor)

Mar 01, 1997

You know it makes sense. (compensation committees made up of people from high-social standing tend to be tougher on exorbitant CEO salaries than committees made up of lower-class people)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Imported. (Maharashtra, India, signed a $1 billion port project with P&O, one of 55 projects designed to improve infrastructure)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Reforming the unreformable: six months after taking on the biggest job in British industry, how is George Simpson doing? (General Electric Co.)(Face Value)

Mar 01, 1997

Time to roll out a new model. (development policy of the World Bank)

Mar 01, 1997

Meltdown. (uncertain future of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site, Russia, as the European Bank for Reconstruction will consider proposal made from an independent panel about the financial risk of paying for its decommissioning)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Udder madness: British insolvency reform.

Mar 01, 1997

Grand coalition: German tax reform. (Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

The mandarins' revolution: Japan. (proposals by the finance ministry to deregulate financial markets and allow holding companies demonstrate desire to reform practices)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Retro-finance. (Canada decides to ignore legal claims and cases involving mutual funds and refunds of the Goods and Services Tax by creating new law that retroactively requires them to pay the tax)(Brief Article)

Mar 01, 1997

Not that good: Turkey's economy.

Mar 01, 1997

Why some shops drop. (success and failure of stores within shopping malls)(Economics Focus)

Mar 01, 1997