经济学人:德国能源转型 适时求变(下)
Renewables can depress wholesale prices, eg, when the sun creates a midday jolt. This discourages investors in the flexible, gas-powered generation needed to provide backup for windless, cloudy days. The market dynamics are completely destroyed, says
经济学人:斯洛文尼亚 美丽背后蕴藏危机
Slovenia 斯洛文尼亚 Very European 浓郁的欧洲色彩 Slovenias first big crisis since independence 斯洛文尼亚独立后首遇大危机 Beautiful but angry 美丽表面蕴藏危机 Slovenes have always felt rather pleased with themselves.
经济学人:英国的学校改革 优胜劣汰
Britain Schools reform 英国 学校改革 Class acts 优秀法案 Englands schools are radically different. Now make them better英格兰各个学校相比其他地方极为不同,现在是是时候改善这些学校了AT the King Solomon Academy
经济学人:欧洲危机 大国间的政治博弈
Euro crisis 欧洲危机 The end of the euros Indian summer 欧元区小阳春之末 After a few sunny weeks, a political and economic storm is battering the euro zone once again度过几个星期的好日子后,政治经济风暴再度席卷欧元区
经济学人:法国经济萎靡 奥朗德痛失民心
Frances economy 法国经济 The performance gap 绩效差距 The French government seems to realise at last that urgent action is needed to restore the countrys competitiveness法国政府终觉悟,恢复国家竞争力迫在眉睫THE end of the e
经济学人:黑手党雄踞一方 地盘争夺战悄然打响
Europe Mafias on the move 欧洲 黑手党正在扩张 Northward creep 罪恶之手伸向北方 In Italy Mafia-organised crime is no longer only a southern phenomenon意大利黑手党犯罪不再局限于南部地区 TERRACINA is a sprawling town so
经济学人:俄罗斯政治 恐慌与厌恶并存
Russian politics 俄罗斯政治 Fear and loathing 恐慌与厌恶同在 How the Kremlin is using the law for political ends克里姆林宫如何操纵法律以达政治目的 For generations of Russian leaders, the law has been a tool of state power
经济学人:德国国会选举 扳倒默克尔
Germanys parliamentary election 德国国会选举 Charging at Merkel 冲!扳倒默克尔! The Social Democrats pick their candidate to challenge Angela Merkel社民党候选人VS安吉拉默克尔 Peer Steinbruck is a rare German politician in t
经济学人:亲密邻国彻底翻脸 誓言恶战到底
Turkey and Syria 土耳其和叙利亚 Bad blood bubbles 恶战到底 Relations between the two neighbours are getting worse than ever两邻国之间的关系到达历史冰点 A dangerous spat 一场危险的争执 After a series of mortar bombs fir
经济学人:"三驾马车"齐刁难希 希腊无奈让移民顶罪
Greek politics 希腊政治 Immigrants as scapegoats 让移民来顶罪 As Greece is forced to make more budget cuts, right-wing extremism is on the rise希腊被迫不断削减其财政预算的同时,国内右翼极端势力开始崛起Protesters
经济学人:用养老金救市 普京真能挽救俄罗斯经济吗?
Russian pensions 俄罗斯养老金 An unaffordable system 支付不起的制度 Russias prime minister signs a disastrous pension reform俄罗斯总理签署了一项灾难性的养老金改革计划Vladimir Putin is facing a dilemma: how can Russia
经济学人:政策转向 法国能否通过欧盟财政契约?
French politics 法国政治 A policy reorientation 政策转向 Frances parliament votes on the European fiscal pact 法国议会将就欧盟财政契约进行表决 Francois Holland campaigned on a promise to renegotiate the European fiscal pact si
经济学人:斥巨资收留流浪汉 法国政府做错了什么
Homelessness in France 法国的流浪者问题 Down and out in Paris 露宿巴黎街头的流浪汉们 Tolerance has its limits 包容的底限 Sundy nights in Paris are busy on the northern tip of the Canal Saint-Martin. On either side of the water
经济学人:愤怒"鸽派"逼宫 法国政府尴尬减税
Frances government and business 法国政府和商业 Angry pigeons 愤怒的鸽子 An online revolt forces the government into an embarrassing tax climbdown 在线的抗议活动迫使政府陷入税收让步的窘境 Usually it takes millions of de
经济学人:惊人的胜利 亿万富翁掌权格鲁吉亚
Europe Georgian politics 欧洲 格鲁吉亚政治 A stunning victory 惊人的胜利 A billionaire has unexpectedly won Georgias elections 亿万富翁出人意料地赢得了格鲁吉亚大选 Bidzina Ivanishvili made a bold promise a year ago. Geo