INSIDE THIS WEEK: TECHNOLOGY QUARTERLY PETC UM ELMS CERO DM CLE) Ue (S - Egypt on the edge | if yt conomis t The Big Long: betting on US housing a Pry a 4 one PVCu} iatrectin, SUE ae Survival yet Date Joaillerie collection HauCy UL ‘On thecover Concer about the internet giants’ cloutis growing. But antitrust watchdogs should ‘tread carefully: leader, page 11, Google, Apple, Facebook ‘and Amazon are ateach other's throats inal sorts of ways, pages 23-26 The Economist online Dailyanalysis and opinion fram cur 1 blogs plusaucioandvideo content, debates anda daitychart Economist.com/bloas. E-mallsnowslettersand mobile edition ‘conomist.com/email Printedition: availabe online by 7pm London time each Thursday zonomist.com/erint ‘Audio edition: vailableontine todownload each Friday conomist.con/auioediton Kae tog Dots bet Morty Mean evox 7 The world this week Leaders 11 Battle of the internet siants Survival ofthe biggest 432 Capitalism in India fatan Tata's legacy 13 Eayot Onthe edge 13 Central banks’ power The grey man’sburden 14 Georgia “Trembling in Tis 36 The EU budaet Too timid by half Letters 18 Onisraeland Hamas, Briefing 23 Technology giants at war ‘Another game of thrones United States 29 Highereducation Not what it used to be 32 The Senate Fingering the button 32 Trekover The end oF US Enterprise 134 Secession and elections Lets stay together 34 South Carotina Gone into the ether 38 Marriage law Decision time (maybe) 38 Maine's elvers “Transparent gold 40 Lexinaton The Obama doctrine The Americas at ais Gridlock in Toronto 42 Argentina's media Silencing critic 42 Venezuela's ports. Cancelling Christmas 43 The Brazilian Amazon ‘The new rubber boomlet Asia 45 Violencein Pakistan Escalation ‘46 Anew energy corridor Breaking the ice ‘46 Adult adoption in Japan Keeping it inthe family 46 South Korean elections Kingmaker, but not king 47 Mongolia vegetarians. The og inthe yurt Epntontheeige bul Ban 3 pesident is damaging oe democracy: leader, page, Nuhammad Morsi awards 48 Banyan himself powers reminiscent of India’s ambitious finance Indias a his predecessor, plunging Egyptinto crisis, pages2. China 49 After the congress The dust settles 50 The nomenklatura Who holds the power? Technology Quarterly. ‘ter page 50 Widdle Eastand Africa 52 Egypt's politics Putin aloneNotwithstanding Dictatorship, democracy, _aflurryofhigh-profile battles dictatorship? against corruption, Vladimir reese insets The fallout in Gaza 52 ThefalowtinGaze | Cautdend owt, pages. 53 Saudi women Sacred texts 54 Syria's crisis. Bashar bashed 56 Sudan creaks Losing the plot 56 Sierra Leone Voting and growing Europe 57 Russia's president, ‘Alone atthe top 58 Catalonia’s election Trouble ahead Vegetariansin Mongolia Inthe world’s leastvegan country, veggieburgers are 58 German elections catching on ,pagea7. Politicians in proportion 59 Science ‘Ncampustalein Paris 59 Italian politics Leftin front 60 t Under attack 61 Charlemacne More Greek myths »» Contents continues overleaf