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The Economist July 2oth 2013 Contents 3 ílIc Crime is plunging.To keepit down, governments should focus on prevention, not punishment: leader, page 9. The rich world is seeing less and less crime, even in the face of high unemployment and economic stagnation, page 21. Itis getting easier to predict wrongdoing and spot likely wrongdoers, page 24. When is it legalto shoot an unarmed black teenager? Page 27. The latest research suggests humans are not genetically programmed to be warriors, page 69 4hEIECOn01111St onll no Daily analysis and opinion from our 19 blogs, plus audio and video content, debates and a dailychart Economist.com/btogs newsletters and mobile edition Economist.com/emait Print edition: available online by 7pm London time each Thursday Economist.com/print Audio edition: available online to download each Friday Economist.com/audioedition The Economist Volume 408 Number 8845 First published in September 1843 to take part in "a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorante obstructing our progress. " Editorial offices in London and also: Atlanta, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Cairo, Chicago, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Moscow, New Delhi, NewYork, Paris, San Francisco, Sáo Paulo, Singapore, Tokyo, Washington DC 6 The world this week Leaders 9 Crime The curious case of the fall in crime 10 Reform in Cuba Set the farmers and shopkeepers free 10 Youth unemployment in Europe Guaranteed to fail 11 Afghanistan after 2014 Why zero is not an option 12 Sport Testi ng ti mes Letters 14 On Amartya Sen, defence spending, Britain, immigration, France, sailing Briefing 21 Falling crime Where have all the burglars gone? 24 Predictive policing Don't even think about it United States 27 Race and crime Trayvon's legacy 28 The Whitey Bulger trial Badfellas 29 Walloping Walmart DC says no to cheap food 29 Homebrewing Hops and change 30 Demography Broke in the 'burbs 32 Lexi ngton Latino Republicans The Americas 33 Cuba's economy Money starts to talk 34 Religion in Brazil Earthly concerns 35 Crime in Mexico Zeta zeroed Asia 37 Elections in Japan Man with plan 38 Security in Afghanistan Holding their ground 39 Solomon 'stands Aussie rules 39 Bangladeshi politics Jamaattomorrow 40 Lighting rural India Out of the gloom China 41 Nuclear activism Limiting the fallout 42 Economic growth Targets barely met 42 Hedonism at the cinema My generation Milite East and Africa 43 Afncan money transfers Let them remit 44 Togo's election A tale of two families 44 Egypt after the coup Can they restore calm? 45 Syria's rebels Islamists compete 45 Gays in Lebanon They're notill Europe 46 The Italian government Shirtsleeve time 47 Greece, Portugal and the euro In the dumps 48 Spain's prime minister Rajoy there! 48 Alexei Navalny Guilty as charged 49 Charlemagne Data-privacy wars 2 6 `L, 11=111.111ialk -.053trairar Italy and the euro crisis For the head of a government meantto be living from day to day, Enrico Letta has some strikingly long-term plans, page 46. German-led plans for tacklingyouth unemployment in Europe are fartoo timid: leader, page lo. Greece and Portugal still struggle to stick to their programmes, page 47 Cuba Setthefarmers and shopkeepers free, and let Cubans benefit; leader, page 10. Money starts to talk as the tempo of reform accelerates, page 33 Deafness Technology that Jets deaf people hear has a downside: itthreatens sign languages, page 53. Lobbyists and blind people are at odds over copyright laws, page 54 ► Contents continues overleaf
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The Economist July 2oth 2013Contents 3
ílIcCrime is plunging.To keepitdown, governments shouldfocus on prevention, notpunishment: leader, page 9.The rich world is seeing lessand less crime, even in the faceof high unemployment andeconomic stagnation, page21. Itis getting easier topredict wrongdoing and spotlikely wrongdoers, page 24.When is it legalto shoot anunarmed black teenager?Page 27. The latest researchsuggests humans are notgenetically programmed tobe warriors, page 69
4hEIECOn01111St onll noDaily analysis and opinion fromour 19 blogs, plus audio and videocontent, debates and a dailychartEconomist.com/btogs
newsletters andmobile editionEconomist.com/emait
Print edition: available online by7pm London time each ThursdayEconomist.com/print
Audio edition: available onlineto download each FridayEconomist.com/audioedition
TheEconomist
Volume 408 Number 8845
First published in September 1843to take part in "a severe contest betweenintelligence, which presses forward, andan unworthy, timid ignorante obstructingour progress. "
Editorial offices in London and also:Atlanta, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Cairo,Chicago, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Los Angeles,Mexico City, Moscow, New Delhi, NewYork, Paris,San Francisco, Sáo Paulo, Singapore, Tokyo,Washington DC
6 The world this week
Leaders9 Crime
The curious case of the fallin crime
10 Reform in CubaSet the farmers andshopkeepers free
10 Youth unemployment inEuropeGuaranteed to fail
11 Afghanistan after 2014Why zero is not an option
12 SportTesti ng ti mes
Letters14 On Amartya Sen, defence
spending, Britain,immigration, France,sailing
Briefing21 Falling crime
Where have all theburglars gone?
24 Predictive policingDon't even think about it
United States27 Race and crime
Trayvon's legacy
28 The Whitey Bulger trialBadfellas
29 Walloping WalmartDC says no to cheap food
29 HomebrewingHops and change
30 DemographyBroke in the 'burbs
32 Lexi ngtonLatino Republicans
The Americas33 Cuba's economy
Money starts to talk34 Religion in Brazil
Earthly concerns
35 Crime in MexicoZeta zeroed
Asia37 Elections in Japan
Man with plan
38 Security in AfghanistanHolding their ground
39 Solomon 'standsAussie rules
39 Bangladeshi politicsJamaattomorrow
40 Lighting rural IndiaOut of the gloom
China41 Nuclear activism
Limiting the fallout42 Economic growth
Targets barely met42 Hedonism at the cinema
My generation
Milite East and Africa43 Afncan money transfers
Let them remit
44 Togo's electionA tale of two families
44 Egypt after the coupCan they restore calm?
45 Syria's rebelsIslamists compete
45 Gays in LebanonThey're notill
Europe46 The Italian government
Shirtsleeve time47 Greece, Portugal and the
euroIn the dumps
48 Spain's prime ministerRajoy there!
48 Alexei NavalnyGuilty as charged
49 CharlemagneData-privacy wars
2 6 `L,
11=111.111ialk
-.053trairar
Italy and the euro crisisFor the head of a governmentmeantto be living from day today, Enrico Letta has somestrikingly long-term plans,page 46. German-led plans fortacklingyouth unemploymentin Europe are fartoo timid:leader, page lo. Greece andPortugal still struggle to stickto their programmes, page 47
Cuba Setthefarmers andshopkeepers free, and letCubans benefit; leader, page10. Money starts to talk as thetempo of reform accelerates,page 33
Deafness Technology that Jetsdeaf people hear has adownside: itthreatens signlanguages, page 53. Lobbyistsand blind people are at oddsover copyright laws, page 54
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GlaxoSmithKlineA reminderof how hard it will be to tacklecorruption in China, page 56.For an American multinational,is exposureto China still agood thing? Page 64
L77-12Wall Street hobbled Americanbanks are in purgatory, page61. European banks feelpersecuted by Americanregulation, page 64
ree"~SportHow technology andmathematical Logic could helpstamp out cheating: leader,page 12. Sportsmen who takedrugs may be prisoners of adifferent game, page 71
Britain
50 How to run a cityThe wrong trousers
51 London's airportsGo west
52 BagehotA school blooms
International
53 Technology and the deafListen up
54 Blind-friendly booksBetween the Unes
54 Paying lawmakersRewarding work
Business
55 Higher educationThe attack of the MOOCs
56 Executive MBA rankingJoint highs
56 GlaxoSmithKline in ChinaBitter pi ll
57 Renewable energy inSpainThe cost del sol
58 Canadian retailingDrug deal
58 Internet accessCongestion on the line
59 TV everywhereThe travel channels
60 SchumpeterEntrepreneurship defined
Finance and economice
61 American banksThe triumph of lowexpectations
62 The trial of Fabrice TourreNot so fabulous
62 Older workersGlad to be grey
63 ButtonwoodSovereign ratings
64 American justice andforeign banksGloboCop
64 The SinodependencyindexChindependence
65 Banking in the cloudSilver
66 Free exchangeUnemployment andherding
Science and technology69 The origins of war
Old soldiers?
70 Marine ecologyWelcome to theplastisphere
70 Climate scienceSensitive information
71 Doping in sportAthlete's di lemma
Books and arts
7? Art about climate changeChilling
73 A memoir of winemakingIn the drink
73 Germany and the euroThe Merkel method
74 Russia's American empireHow the east was lost
75 "Fruitvale Station"An American tragedy
75 New fictionComfort food
80 Economic and financialindicatorsStatistics on 42economies, plus a closerlook at world grain stocks
Obituary82 Nadia Popova
Among the Night Witches
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