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Each week The Economist's Editor in Chief, John Micklethwait, selects a number of articles from the latest edition of the newspaper as recommended reading. His selection is called the Editor's Highlights. You can receive this regularly by e-mail, or view the list here on Facebook.

December 12th - 18th 2009

This week in most of the world we feature Toyota on our cover. Once the model of a modern manufacturing company, it is on the skids. We look at what went wrong, and what lessons it can draw from other corporate turnarounds.

Also this week, you maybe interested in:

The peak-oil debate
A date from the IEA

The sharp end of the credit crisis
It is harder for smaller firms to raise money: the state can help a bit

Softly softly, charming Huckabee
Don't underestimate the rocker of the religious right

Technology Quarterly
Better screens for e-readers, agricultural robots, and more

War games
Why armies use PlayStations

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