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Edition: South Pacific
Edition: South Pacific
No. 40
COVER
The End of Prosperity?
(The Economy)
A noted historian looks at parallels between this financial crisis and 1929 and shows what must be done to avoid Depression 2.0
ASIA
Asia's Good Times at Risk
(The Economy)
Who's afraid of an Uncle Sam with empty pockets? Export-led nations whose governments are scrambling to shore up economic growth
COMMENTARY
The End of an Era?
The financial crisis has undermined not just the U.S.'s economy but also its authority
LIFE
Heeling Power
(Fashion)
How to wear the new sky-high shoes. And why women do
HEALTH
Online Helpdesk
(Psychology)
Using the Web as a consulting room, psychologists are taking clients from the couch to the keyboard
GLOBAL BUSINESS
Roche's Rush
(Pharmaceuticals)
How the Swiss firm is redefining the R&D crapshoot in its quest to land the next pharmaceutical breakthrough
ARTS
King of the Hill
(Architecture)
Italian architect Renzo Piano is changing the face of America, one inventive building at a time
Knocking Down The Don (Books)
A Bradman team-mate's biography explores the toxic effects of life in the shadow of a legend
LETTERS
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