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---- lieti lle~ I tt Southern Republicans go rogue Conservatives in southern statehouses are angry—at bottom, perhaps, about the waning of the values they are fighting for, page 21 On the cover How notto squander the potential of autistic people: leader, page 9. Children in the rich world are far more likely to be diagnosed with autism than in the past. Why is this, and what can be done to helpthem lead fulfilling lives? Pages 18-20 The Economist offline Daily analysis and opinion to supplementthe printedition, plus audio and video, and a daily chart Economist.com E-mail: newsletters and mobileedition Economist.com/email Print edition: a y aitabteontine by 7pm London time each Thursday Economist.com/print Audio edition: available online to download each Friday Economist.com/audioedition The Economist Volurne 419 Nurnber 8985 Published since Septernber1843 to take parí in "a severe contest between intetligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorante obstructing our progress." Editorial offices in london and Aso: Atlanta, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Cairo, Chicago, Lima, Mexico City, Moscow, Mumbai, Nairobi, New Delhi, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Sáo Paulo, Seout, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, Washington DC 6 The world this week Leaders 9 Dealing with autism Beautiful minds, wasted 10 Business in Africa Making Africa work 11 Tax transparency Two rights, wrong poticy 11 The French left Liberty, equality, seniority 12 Solar energy The new sunbathers Letters 14 On business in America, US election, South China Sea, Shakespeare, the semicolon Briefing 18 The rise of autism Spectrum shift United States 21 Southern Republicans Going rogue 22 Activist mayors Ted vthe machine 23 Encryption and the law Scrambted regs 23 The campaigns Heard on the trail 24 New York's Republican primary Bronx cheer 24 Medicare Fat loss needed 25 Puerto Rico News from the cotonies 26 Lexington Bad vibrations The Americas 27 Argentina's economy The cost of reform 28 The FARC's finances Unfunny money 28 Ecuador's universities Academic arguments 29 Bello The rise of the political guru Asia 30 Relations between India and America A suitable boy? 31 Religion and politics in Pakistan Bad moon rising 31 Japan's gossipy weeklies Pulp non-fiction 32 Thailand's deadly roads Look both ways 33 South-East Asian economies Okay, for now 34 Banyan Trawling for trouble China 35 Industrial clusters The future of a bra town 36 Intimate apparel Chinese underwear, briefly 36 Porters in Chongqing An icon's decline Middle East and Africa 37 Islamic State in Iraq The last baffle 38 Iraq's politics Abadi agonistes 38 Running in Cairo Pounding broken pavements 39 Narcotics in Africa An emerging drug market 40 Southern Africa's drought Too titile, too tate 40 China and Africa A despot's guide to foreign aid Special report: Business in Africa More than a billion opportunities After page 40 AL?5$01 2 5 AeR, 2016 siaLECA Politicians and taxes A push to publish people'stax returns pitstransparency against privacy. Which should win? Leader, page u. Lessons from an unhappy few weeks for David Cameron, page 46. The evidente on fulltax transparencyis thin, and mixed, page 47 Businessin Africa The continent's future depends on people, not commodities: leader, page 10. The commodity boom may be over, and barriers to doing business are everywhere. But Africa's market of 1.2 billion people still holds huge promise, says Daniel Knowles. See our special report after page 40 Contents continues overleaf
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Southern Republicans gorogue Conservatives insouthern statehouses areangry—at bottom, perhaps,about the waning of the valuesthey are fighting for, page 21
On the coverHow notto squander thepotential of autistic people:leader, page 9. Children inthe rich world are far morelikely to be diagnosed withautism than in the past. Whyis this, and what can be doneto helpthem lead fulfillinglives? Pages 18-20
The Economist offlineDaily analysis and opinion tosupplementthe printedition, plusaudio and video, and a daily chartEconomist.com
E-mail: newsletters andmobileeditionEconomist.com/email
Print edition: ayaitabteontine by7pm London time each ThursdayEconomist.com/printAudio edition: available onlineto download each FridayEconomist.com/audioedition
TheEconomist
Volurne 419 Nurnber 8985
Published since Septernber1843to take parí in "a severe contest betweenintetligence, which presses forward, andan unworthy, timid ignorante obstructingour progress."
Editorial offices in london and Aso:Atlanta, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Cairo, Chicago,Lima, Mexico City, Moscow, Mumbai, Nairobi,New Delhi, New York, Paris, San Francisco,Sáo Paulo, Seout, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo,Washington DC
6 The world this week
Leaders9 Dealing with autism
Beautiful minds, wasted10 Business in Africa
Making Africa work
11 Tax transparencyTwo rights, wrong poticy
11 The French leftLiberty, equality, seniority
12 Solar energyThe new sunbathers
Letters14 On business in America,
US election, South ChinaSea, Shakespeare, thesemicolon
Briefing
18 The rise of autismSpectrum shift
United States
21 Southern RepublicansGoing rogue
22 Activist mayorsTed vthe machine
23 Encryption and the lawScrambted regs
23 The campaignsHeard on the trail
24 New York's RepublicanprimaryBronx cheer
24 MedicareFat loss needed
25 Puerto RicoNews from the cotonies
26 LexingtonBad vibrations
The Americas27 Argentina's economy
The cost of reform28 The FARC's finances
Unfunny money28 Ecuador's universities
Academic arguments29 Bello
The rise of the political guru
Asia30 Relations between India
and AmericaA suitable boy?
31 Religion and politics inPakistanBad moon rising
31 Japan's gossipy weekliesPulp non-fiction
32 Thailand's deadly roadsLook both ways
33 South-East AsianeconomiesOkay, for now
34 BanyanTrawling for trouble
China35 Industrial clusters
The future of a bra town
36 Intimate apparelChinese underwear, briefly
36 Porters in ChongqingAn icon's decline
Middle East and Africa
37 Islamic State in IraqThe last baffle
38 Iraq's politicsAbadi agonistes
38 Running in CairoPounding brokenpavements
39 Narcotics in AfricaAn emerging drug market
40 Southern Africa'sdroughtToo titile, too tate
40 China and AfricaA despot's guide toforeign aid
Special report:Business in AfricaMore than a billionopportunitiesAfter page 40
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Politicians and taxes A pushto publish people'stax returnspitstransparency againstprivacy. Which should win?Leader, page u. Lessons froman unhappy few weeks forDavid Cameron, page 46. Theevidente on fulltaxtransparencyis thin, andmixed, page 47
Businessin Africa Thecontinent's future depends onpeople, not commodities:leader, page 10. The commodityboom may be over, and barriersto doing business areeverywhere. But Africa'smarket of 1.2 billion peoplestill holds huge promise, saysDaniel Knowles. See ourspecial report after page 40
Contents continues overleaf
Interstellar travel Flying tothe stars meansthinking bothvery big and verysmall,page 66
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China's bra townOne-producttownsfuelled themanufacturing and exportboom. Some are now introuble, page 35. A briefhistory of Chinese underwear,page 36
Putin's right-hand womanThe Russian economy is in abad way, but Elvira Nabiullina,the central-bank governor,gas saved itfrom worse,page 59
Solar powerTo see how brightthe future of solar energyis,Look to the deveLoping world:leader, page 12. How solar isreshaping energy productionin poor countries, page 51. Theworld's biggest coal minergoes bust, page 52
Europe41 Ukraine's struggle
against corruptionBuilding a parallel state
42 Abortion in PolandNo exceptions
43 Germans ridicule Turkey'spresidentThere once was a pricklysultan
43 Italy's migrant routeOpening up again
44 The Balkan arms tradeAsk not from whom theAK-47s flow
45 CharlemagneThe morally guestionablemigrant deal
Britain
46 David Cameron's woesEvents, events
47 Tax transparencyWhen less may be more
48 BagehotJeremy Corbyn's trenchwarfare
International
49 The trade in wild-animalparts (1)Last chance to see?
50 The trade in wild-animalparts (2)Prescription for extinction
Business
51 Solar energyFollow the sun
52 Peabody EnergyThe pits
53 Digital mediaMail's gotyou
53 The music industryScales dropped
54 The Yukos affairBaiting the bear
56 Etsy's growing painsKnitty gritty
56 India's defence industryOpportunity strikes
58 SchumpeterVertical integration
Finance and economics
59 Russia's central-bankgovernorPutin's right-hand woman
60 After the Panama papersWho next?
61 Unlocking MossackFonsecaThe key's in Sin City
61 Italian banksHeavy Load
62 Rehabilitating ArgentinaThe green light
62 The world economySystem says slow
63 DemographyThe tollof tariffs
64 Free exchangeOvercoming NIMBYism
Science and technology
65 High-definition mapsThe autonomous car'sreality check
66 Space travelStarchip enterprise
67 Bird strikes on aircraftSonic scarecrow
68 Inherited diseasesGenetic superheroes
Books and arts
69 Single womenWhy put a ring on it?
70 ArtisticjudgmentEveryone's a critic
72 The Holy Roman EmpireNeither holy nora failure
72 Seamus Heaney's"Aeneid"Music from the underworld
73 Chinese contemporary artFountainheads
76 Economic and financialindicatorsStatistics on 42 economies,plus a closer Look at taxingwages
Obituary
78 Joseph Medicine CrowWar songs of the Plains
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