The Economist Across the world, central governments face local revolts over covid-19

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October 13th 2020

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Across the world central governments face local covid-19 revolts

Devolved decision-making helps; but tensions between tiers of government are inevitable

Not boxing clever

A subsidies scrap between Boeing and Airbus comes to an end (maybe)

Both aerospace heavyweights emerge from the 16-year bout battered

Charlemagne

Scrapping vetoes won’t help European foreign policy

The EU should heed the lesson of “The Princess and the Pea”

Daily chart

The world economy will suffer from “long covid” too

The IMF's latest forecasts say most large countries will suffer a severe downturn. And the recovery will be slow

Democracy and innovation

Garry Kasparov on the need to improve our politics with technology

Democracy, like digital innovations, can be more agile, faster—and better

Friends with few benefits

Iran wants a “strategic partnership” with China

For China, Iran is just one piece on a large chessboard

World in a dish

Why the Philly cheesesteak can swing a presidential election

Forget policy, it’s an Italian-American sandwich that tests candidates’ popular appeal

Money Talks

The prize is right—how auction theory won the Nobel for economics

Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week: we speak to a prizewinner, examine SoftBank’s disappointing Vision Fund and ask: can investors hedge against US election chaos?

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