From the Spring 2006 issue
Will
India Steal China’s Thunder?
For
most of the last decade, global strategists have fixated on
China’s potential to become a global economic powerhouse.
But has India
been given short shrift?
A symposium of views
Today’s
Golden Age of Poverty Reduction
The story the World Bank and other agencies don’t want you
to know.
By Surjit S. Bhalla
Introducing “Grassley-Baucus”
Forget
Schumer-Graham. This new U.S. legislation has already spawned a strange
new renaissance of IMF reform proposals. Can protectionism be cured?
By Criton M. Zoakos
Sky-High
Oil
In an article in our last issue, global
strategist Philip Verleger predicted a coming scenario of $100 oil, 5 percent
inflation, and a coming recession. Question: How disruptive would $80–$100
oil be to the U.S. and global economies? TIE asked three important
experts.
2008
Presidential Winter Book
Washington’s most trusted independent political analyst sets
the scene.
By Charles Cook
My
Advice for John McCain
A long-time Washington political and policy strategist, in an open letter to
the likely Republican presidential candidate, offers this advice: Create a
New Reagan Majority.
By Richard Whalen
Washington’s
Potential Mexico Problem
The consequences of a left-wing win in July’s elections could be greater
than financial markets think.
By Christopher Whalen
Issing’s
Swan Song
TIE asked this distinguished policymaker for his final
defense of the European Central Bank’s two-pillar strategy.
By Otmar Issing
Europe’s
New Protectionism
A former policy insider outlines the disturbing trend.
By Stefan Schönberg
Three
Ideas for the Fed
Seeking new ways to measure inflation.
By Marc Sumerlin
Chinese
Bank Report Card
The reform road is still bumpy, so forget full RMB convertibility anytime soon.
By Chi Lo
