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The Economist

January 28th-February 3rd 2012

China and the paradox of prosperity.

  • Not so fast, Newt
  • Booming London
  • Private equity: Monsters, Inc?
  • Defrauding those who trust you
  • In praise of pessimists

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Life, Culture, Style and Places

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Intelligent Life

January / February 2012

Don't miss the new edition of our lifestyle bi-monthly

He makes pavilions from seeds, wraps handbags in zips and breathes life into buses. Bryan Appleyard meets Thomas Heatherwick, the designer whose quirky style points to a new kind of architecture. Plus: What’s the greatest invention of all time? Samantha Weinberg draws up criteria, while five other writers make their choice. Also, Edmund de Waal, the potter who became a bestselling author, now finds the saga continuing. He talks to Fiammetta Rocco.

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The Economist's predictions for the year ahead

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The World in 2012

26th Edition

The Economist's predictions for the year ahead

The World In... is The Economist's annual forecast of the events and trends that will shape the year ahead. Edited by Daniel Franklin, The World In... was first published in 1986 and has since provided 26 years of foresight, with contributors including journalists from The Economist and luminaries from the worlds of politics, business, culture and technology, from Nicolas Sarkozy to Angela Merkel, from Bill Gates to Larry Ellison and from Aung San Suu Kyi to Shakira.

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