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The Economist Historical Archive 1843-2003

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The complete archive of the global weekly newspaper

For over 160 years The Economist has appealed to business leaders and the influential. Politicians, diplomats, bankers, journalists and other opinion formers have relied on it consistently. Their use and approval of The Economist have made its back issues key witnesses to the focus and interests of opinion-formers and decision-makers worldwide.
 
The Economist and Gale, part of Cengage Learning are pleased to announce that the complete facsimile run of The Economist, 1843-2003, will be available online in 2007, with editorial, advertising and tabular matter fully searchable.
 
Researchers and students will now be able to access high quality primary sources, enabling them to facilitate comparisons of economic trends across continents and centuries.
 
Features and benefits:
  • Authoritative ˜leaders" (editorials), news coverage, commentaries and letters on British, American and world politics and business
  • Special surveys and supplements on Countries and Industries
  • Renowned sections including 'Science and Technology'
  • Classified and display advertising profiling major companies, job opportunities, etc
  • Detailed topic search, facsimile pages, hit-term highlighting
  • Searchable 'covers gallery'
  • Searchable financial data. Key economic indicators post-1983 available in exportable format.
Founded in 1843 to campaign for free trade and freedom of the individual, its principles and its methods remain just as relevant today. With a global circulation of more than 1.2 million, The Economist has consistently delivered a highly intelligent and comprehensive report of the week's events, with dispatches from all over the world.

Objective, written anonymously, and editorially independent, The Economist is renowned for its consistent approach to internationalism and championing of minimal interference by governments in political and business affairs.

The ideal historical resource for cutting-edge ideas in an easily digestible form.

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