Vol. 17 No. 3, June 2003
Index
- Reviewing the Rubin genius theory.
- Right man at the right time.
- Fate worse than Saddam.
- The emergence of an important Fed insider.
- In memory of a friend.
- New G3 club.
- Talent grab.
- The International Economy announces two new executive editors.
- Are Fannie and Freddie safe and sound?
- Bankerspeak: behind-the-scenes chatter at the recent International Monetary Conference.
- Rome on the potomac: like it or not, America today finds itself an imperial power committed to maintaining an empire. The only question is what kind of empire?
- The conscience of the Fed: first he rose to become the Federal Reserve's top staffer. Now he helps set the pace as one of Washington's newest Fed governors. TIE's exclusive interview with Donald Kohn.
- Do budget deficits affect long-term interest rates? U.S. federal budget deficits are back big time. What will be their long-term consequences? Seven big thinkers enter the ring, gloves up.
- Fixing Wall Street: a first step toward restoring customer trust in the system.
- Will the fallen U.S. dollar set the stage for a global economic boom a year or two from now?
- Five myths about the oil industry: particularly since September 11, global chatter keeps offering up supposedly accepted notions about oil. TIE asked an expert to address some of the confusion.
- German vs. German: a strange new personal war has broken out between IMF head Horst Kohler and German Finance Minister Hans Eichel. But beneath the surface, even larger issues--including perceived American heavy-handedness--are at stake.
- The Newfoundland lesson: during the 1930s, long before the IMF, the British Empire coped with a debt crisis in a small country. This is a tale of the choice between debt and democracy. It shouldn't be forgotten.
- In defense of globalization: why cultural exchange is still an overwhelming force for good.
- The grand playmaker: every so often TIE sits down with its old friend, former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, to talk about the world. As always, he doesn't disappoint.
- Dealing with the Russians: imagine you're sitting in the Oval Office. What advice would you offer George W. Bush?
- An Iraq currency game plan: either adopt the classic British currency board model or simply "dollarize" Iraq.
- How to establish a credible Iraqi Central Bank: the argument for inflation targeting.
- Fukui's mission impossible: some now argue the Bank of Japan--with a would-be reformer at the helm--is the answer to Japan's economic malaise. Actually, the Central Bank is still part of the problem.
- Japan's dying market economy: why Tokyo desperately needs to adopt the South Korean model.