分类：社论

Microfinance
小额贷款

Doing good by doing very nicely indeed
善意需善举

Jun 26th 2008
From The Economist print edition

In support of profiting from the poor
从穷人身上获利，未尝不可

继续阅读“[2008.06.28] 小额贷款：善意需善举”

Iraq
伊拉克

Iraq starts to fix itself
伊拉克走出泥潭

Jun 12th 2008
From The Economist print edition
2008年6月12日
《经济学人》印刷版

Its people are still suffering monstrously, but Iraq is doing far better than it was only a few months ago
虽然人民仍然生活在水深火热当中，但伊拉克的表现比几个月前强多了

继续阅读“[2008.06.14] Iraq starts to fix itself 伊拉克走出泥潭”

Enlarging the European Union
欧盟东扩
Chicken or Kiev?
“鸡脯”还是基辅

May 29th 2008
From The Economist print edition
2008年5月29日
《经济学人》印刷版

The European Union must not abandon its most successful policy when it comes to Ukraine
对待乌克兰，欧盟不能摒弃其最成功的策略

继续阅读“[2008.05.31] Chicken or Kiev? “鸡脯”还是基辅”

The world economy
世界经济
Inflation’s back
通胀归来

May 22nd 2008
From The Economist print edition

Double-digit price rises are about to afflict two-thirds of the world’s population
两位数的通胀将会困扰全球三分之二的人

RONALD REAGAN once described inflation as being “as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit-man”. Until recently, central bankers thought that this thug had been locked up for life. Thanks to sound monetary policies, inflation worldwide had stayed low in recent years. But the mugger is back on the prowl.
罗纳德里根曾经这样形容通货膨胀—“它如强盗般凶猛，武匪般骇人，杀手般致命”。直到最近，中央银行都以为这个恶棍已经被终身囚禁起来。由于合理的货币政策，这些年全球范围内的通货膨胀维持在一个较低的水平。但这个暴徒现在已经悄然潜回。 继续阅读“[2008.05.22] Inflation’s back 通胀归来”