The Economist

04/03/2013

Economy



A lesson in pragmatism from the North

Not everyone remembers that during the 1990s Scandinavian countries were struggling with unsustainable levels of…

01/02/2013

Economy



Where is it best to be born? Not where the economy is growing the most

The Economist has asked a question that I find revolutionary in its simplicity: where is…

23/05/2012

Philosophy



Not everything has a meaning. But it is hard to admit it

The homo oeconomicus is someone you wouldn’t like to have as an enemy. He is…

21/05/2012

Economy



A globalised world? No, it’s divided into three tribes

How are we rebuilding the world, following the fall of ideologies and of old geopolitical…

29/12/2011

Philosophy



Who was the inventor of social media? The answer is Luther

The last issue of the year of The Economist is always full of tidbits to…

27/12/2011

Economy



What has Italian cuisine to do with soft power? For the time being, everything

Soft power is the art of influencing other countries through culture rather than war. The…

03/11/2011

Economy



Will the crisis make us healthier?

It is never good news for the economy when consumption slows down. However, it is…

20/10/2011

Economy



Is this the end of investments?

One of the consequences of this long crisis (or maybe even two, if not three,…