作者：Eco Team

Japanese politics
日本政治

Another grey man bites the dust
又一庸人下台

Sep 4th 2008
From The Economist print edition

Yasuo Fukuda’s departure may just herald the political crisis Japan so badly needs
福田的离职可能预示着日本急需的政治转折

继续阅读“[2008.09.06] 日本政治：又一庸人下台”

Japan’s economy
日本经济

Down but not out
颓而不败

Sep 4th 2008 | HONG KONG
From The Economist print edition

Japan could yet outperform the other big rich economies over the next year
明年日本仍可能胜过其他富裕经济体
继续阅读“[2008.09.06] 日本经济：颓而不败”

Britain’s economy
英国经济

How bad is it?
到底有多烂

Sep 4th 2008
From The Economist print edition

Not as wretched as the doomsters claim; but reviving the British economy will take time
虽然不像末日论者宣称的那样悲惨，但复苏英国经济确实需要一些时间

继续阅读“[2008.09.06] 英国经济：到底有多烂”

Dealing with the downturn
应对衰退

Accounts not receivable
账难收 钱难要

Sep 4th 2008 | SAN FRANCISCO
From The Economist print edition

Companies are taking longer to pay one another
各公司之间需要更长时间还款
继续阅读“[2008.09.06] 应对衰退：账难收 钱难要”

Lexington
莱克星顿

The woman from nowhere
横空出世的女士

Sep 4th 2008
From The Economist print edition

John McCain’s choice of running-mate raises serious questions about his judgment
麦凯恩选择的竞选搭档，让人们对他的判断力心存疑虑

继续阅读“[2008.09.06] 莱克星顿专栏：横空出世的女士”

After Georgia
后格鲁吉亚时代

Europe stands up to Russia
欧洲直面强俄

Sep 4th 2008
From The Economist print edition

The European Union has wobbled woefully, yet Russia too will pay dearly for its Georgian adventure
欧盟对俄的摇摆态度过于严重，然而俄罗斯同样要为格鲁吉亚的战局付出沉重的代价

继续阅读“[2008.09.06] 后格鲁吉亚时代：欧洲直面俄罗斯”

Economics focus
经济聚焦

Reserve army of underemployed
剩余劳动力后备军

Sep 4th 2008
From The Economist print edition

Is China’s pool of surplus labour drying up?
中国大量的剩余劳动力用完了吗？
继续阅读“[2008.09.06] 经济聚焦：剩余劳动力后备军”

Pharmaceuticals
医药业

Convergence or conflict?
一统还是纷争

Aug 28th 2008 | NEW YORK
From The Economist print edition

Drug giants’ recent attempts to buy big biotech firms have provoked a backlash
医药巨头近期收购生物技术公司的意图引发了强烈的反响

继续阅读“[2008.08.30] 医药业：一统还是纷争”

Charlemagne
查理曼专栏

Unity is strength
团结就是力量

Aug 28th 2008
From The Economist print edition

There are reasons why European countries find it hard to unite against Russia
欧盟国家发现与俄罗斯对抗时很难团结起来，这是有原因的

继续阅读“[2008.08.30] 查理曼专栏：团结就是力量”

America’s nuclear deal with India
美印核交易

Time to decide
当断则断

Aug 28th 2008
From The Economist print edition

There should be no exemption for India from the world’s nuclear rules
全球核规定不应为印度网开一面

继续阅读“[2008.08.30] 美印核交易：当断则断”