The Economist (US) back issues from June 1997:
Ballots and bombs. (brief reports on Algeria's recent election, Israel's Labor Party, and other international news)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Guilty McVeigh. (brief reports on the recent conviction of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McViegh, Canadian elections, and other news stories)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Eurospasms.(government and economic events in France, Russia and Italy)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Record win.(political events in Asia)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Free float. (Halifax became the UK's largest stockmarket floatation; details about Coca-Cola, Unisource, Wal-Mart and other businesses are given)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Teutonic tussles. (WestLB's plan to purchase a large stake in Bank Austria is controversial; includes details about British Airways, Blockbuster Entertainment and the World Bank)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Is Europe's currency coming apart?(Cover Story)(Editorial)
Jun 07, 1997
Poor France: it still has another five years of Jacques Chirac's presidency to run - never mind the Socialist government.(Editorial)
Jun 07, 1997
Feed North Koreans.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
Jun 07, 1997
Ukraine and Russia seal a deal.
Jun 07, 1997
Cracking Canada: the fragmentation continues.(Editorial)
Jun 07, 1997
Kicking and screaming into 1999. (introduction of the single European currency)
Jun 07, 1997
A trial's loose ends. (trial and conviction of Oklahoma City bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh)
Jun 07, 1997
So where do the poorest go? Public housing. (federal reform of public housing)
Jun 07, 1997
...and deeper into debt. (rising debt of Americans spurs lenders to push for less liberal bankruptcy rules)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Willing, eager and cheap: illegal immigrants.
Jun 07, 1997
When pork gets a bad taste: West Virginia. (dispute over federal spending is at the center of the debate over Corridor H, a planned $1.1 billion highway)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
The other Marshall Plan. (the need for a present-day Marshall Plan)(Lexington)(Column)
Jun 07, 1997
The quartering of Canada. (fractious federal parliament of Canada)
Jun 07, 1997
Who stands for stability? Mexico. (Party of the Democratic Revolution leader Cuauhtemoc Cardenas has a good chance of becoming the next mayor of Mexico City)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Inactive workers, inactive Congress: Brazil. (stalemate over pension reform)
Jun 07, 1997
Democracy, Haiti-style. (Pres. Rene Preval postponed Senate runoff elections until Jun 15, 1997; economic problems continue to plague the country)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Why is North Korea starving?
Jun 07, 1997
Tung's Tiananmen headache: Hong Kong and China. (Hong Kong's new leader Tung Chee-hwa deals with Tiananmen Square massacre remembrance ceremonies)
Jun 07, 1997
Straws in the wind. (a Jilin province court overturned the 'counter-revolutionary' convictions of four Tiananmen Square protesters, fueling speculation that China is softening its stance)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Suharto's regional swing: ASEAN. (Association of South-East Asian Nations; Indonesian President Suharto)
Jun 07, 1997
Poll axed: Indonesia. (minority party protests election irregularities)
Jun 07, 1997
Never too old to lead? (India politician Sitaram Kesri)
Jun 07, 1997
A man for bad times. (Israeli Labour Party leader Ehud Barak)
Jun 07, 1997
Arab autocracy for ever? (most Arab nations lack democratic governments)
Jun 07, 1997
Tinted vote: Morocco. (the Jun 13, 1997, local elections are being watched to see how ballot box reforms affect the vote)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
UNITA's end? (the Angolan rebel group used to enjoy the backing of Zaire's Pres. Mobutu Sese Seko, but Laurent Kabila supports the Angolan government)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Nigeria imperatrix: Sierra Leone.
Jun 07, 1997
The right rejected in France. (elections)
Jun 07, 1997
The ever-surprising Lionel Jospin. (French prime minister)
Jun 07, 1997
Bad for business? (French election)
Jun 07, 1997
Where's the lifebelt? Germany. (economic policy)
Jun 07, 1997
Who will join the club? NATO. (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Jun 07, 1997
Bear-hug at last: Russia and Ukraine. (the two countries finally sign an agreement recognizing Ukraine's statehood and borders, and on naval use of the Crimean peninsula)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Presidenzialismo? Italy. (constitutional reform in Italy may give the president stronger powers)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
What are Sinn Fein's intentions? (Northern Ireland)
Jun 07, 1997
Scrambling: Tory leadership. (former chancellor Kenneth Clarke is considered the early favorite to win the new leadership position in the British Conservative Party)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
The island view: immigration controls. (British immigration policy)
Jun 07, 1997
Feeling too good: consumers.(consumer confidence rises in UK)
Jun 07, 1997
Hopeful unions.(union membership in the United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Tony Blair's web.(staff of new Prime Minister of United Kingdom)(Bagehot)(Column)
Jun 07, 1997
China adopts the chaebol.(reform of state-owned business)
Jun 07, 1997
Who dares, in China, can still win. (NEC contract to build semiconductor factory in China)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
In the vanguard: trainers, sneakers and shoes.(Nike and athletic shoe market)
Jun 07, 1997
The dash for the off switch: America's television networks.
Jun 07, 1997
Spouse trouble: management consulting.(management problems due to distrust between Andersen Worldwide units Arthur Andersen and Andersen Consulting)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
The dimmest bulb of all: consumer electronics.(Philips and its competitors)
Jun 07, 1997
Sugar lumps it.(poor management leads to falling earnings and failure of Amstrad)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
The new Randlord: Cyril Ramaphosa wants to be seen as a new sort of South African businessman.(Face Value)
Jun 07, 1997
Looking to join the caravan: how fantastic are North Africa's dreams of becoming the next promising emerging market?
Jun 07, 1997
Another blow: Russian reform. (Harvard's Institute for International Development will not lead the licensing of commercial banks, thus making private economic development likely to be more difficult)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Those damned dots. (numbers may be reported as decimals instead of fractions on international markets)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
No bang: Korean finance. (proposed economic reforms would limit powers of South Korea's finance ministry, which will likely lead to more moderate reforms that will not stop the problems of the banking industry)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Clean-up time: Japan's scandals. (large-scale investor Ryuichi Koike received payoffs from the Nomura securities firm, which led to resignations of directors, and is responsible for resignations from Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank because of possible scandals)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Blood on the high streets: British banks.
Jun 07, 1997
Road map. (economic reforms in India proposed by finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram may be thwarted as politicians do not demonstrate interest)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Garbage in, garbage out: charging families for each bag of rubbish they produce seems environmentally sound and economically sensible.(Economics Focus)
Jun 07, 1997
A sonic boon. (origins of music)
Jun 07, 1997
The turbulent world of swimming. (Mizuno's hydrodynamic swimsuit for competitive women swimmers compensates for breast-related turbulence)(Brief Article)
Jun 07, 1997
Birds of a feather mate together. (biological research on reinforcement)
Jun 07, 1997