Winter 2008 TIE

From the Winter 2008 issue

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Slaying the Inflationary Dragon
TIE’s exclusive interview with Bundesbank President Axel Weber.

Don’t Bet on Decoupling
Why a U.S. slowdown is bad news for Europe.
By Melvyn Krauss

Defining the Financial Safety Net
How should the U.S. and global safety net be defined for the twenty-first century? Two dozen experts weigh in.
A symposium of views

The New Power Brokers
The big four who run the new global economy.
By Diana Farrell and Susan Lund

Big Bucks for Global Warming
The scientific debate seems to be over. Discussion of costs is just beginning.
By Greg Mastel

Rich Man, Poor Man
The emerging codependence between today’s developed
and developing worlds.
By Milton Ezrati

The Politics of Sovereign Wealth
Global financial markets enter a new era.
By Laura Badian and Gregory Harrington

Sovereign Wealth Alarm
Will the big sovereign wealth fund surge lead to
European protectionism?
By Stefan Schönberg

The Sovereign Wealth Fund Tease
Now Latin America is considering getting into the game.
By Desmond Lachman

The Post-Subprime Regulation Scramble
The regulators and market players pick up the pieces.
By Klaus C. Engelen

Bully for Africa
But are there risks to the new commodities craze?
By Gary N. Kleiman

China Risk Rising
A glass-is-half-empty scenario.
By Chi Lo

Fading Baltic Miracle
A dangerous dependence on the property bubble.
By Michael Hudson

The Monetary Realist
The Four Horsemen of Subprime Stupidity
By Adam Posen