The Economist - 20 October 2001

The Economist 20011020 SEARCH RESEARCH TOOLS Economist.com Choose a research tool... Subscribe advanced search » Friday October 13th 2006 = requires subscription Welcome My Account » Manage my newsletters » Activate Help LOG OUT » PRINT EDITION Print Edition October 20th 2001 A battle of nerves Scares or not, the advantage is shifting America's way … More on this week's lead article The world this week Politics this week Business this week Previous print editions Subscribe Oct 13th 2001 Oct 6th 2001 Sep 29th 2001 Sep 22nd 2001 Sep 15th 2001 Subscribe to the print edition More print editions and covers » Or buy a Web subscription for full access online RSS feeds Receive this page by RSS feed Leaders Full contents Enlarge current cover Past issues/regional covers Subscribe GLOBAL AGENDA POLITICS THIS WEEK BUSINESS THIS WEEK Fighting terrorism A battle of nerves World economy The risks are worsening India and Pakistan Remember Kashmir Israel and the Palestinians OPINION Peace out of war? Leaders Letters Russia and the Caucasus Dangerous relations WORLD United States The Americas Asia Middle East & Africa Europe Britain Country Briefings Cities Guide SURVEYS BUSINESS Management Reading Business Education Executive Dialogue FINANCE & ECONOMICS Letters On America and the Middle East, iris-scanning technology, Harry Truman, Canada, the R-word Business Microsoft Extending its tentacles Enterprise software Friend or foe? The wine business Mixing their drinks Steel producers Smeltdown A new airline Is Blue Fox cunning or crazy? Chinese television makers Try cabbages next time Special Report Fighting terrorism Nation-bruising, nation-building America's aid drops Pop Tarts in the dust The Muslim reaction Employing gangsters God meets Mammon Gambling in Asia Less sleaze, please Face value No more Mr Nice Guy Uneasier, but not yet explosive Economics Focus Economics A-Z The Saudi connection SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY War and drugs Technology Quarterly Another powder trail Awkward friends Finance & Economics The recession How far down? America's productivity growth Still don't get IT? PEOPLE United States Obituary The home front BOOKS & ARTS Style Guide MARKETS & DATA Weekly Indicators Currencies Big Mac Index DIVERSIONS RESEARCH TOOLS Anthrax isn't contagious; anxiety is The Iraqi connection Prime suspect Security v liberty The battle in Congress Terrorism and civil liberties The tricky balance Louis Farrakhan CLASSIFIEDS Back on form DELIVERY OPTIONS New York politics E-mail Newsletters Mobile Edition RSS Feeds ONLINE FEATURES Cities Guide Country Briefings Audio interviews Classifieds To run is to lose Alaska's oil What a little moonlight can do Insurance shares Looking up Bankruptcy on the rise in America Belly up Asset management In the dock Japan's Financial Services Agency Head in sand Russian bank reform Don't bank on it Economics focus Thinking the unthinkable How much would it really help? The threat from behind Manure happens Lexington A general who paints Science & Technology Broadcasting technology Picture perfect? Biological weapons