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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.

October 31st- November 6th 2009

This week we focus on some astonishing figures that will probably do more to improve lives in developing countries than anything else going on now. Fertility rates are plummeting.

Also this week, you maybe interested in:

One year of Obama
Both a disappointment and a success

Capital flows into India
A monsoon flood

Functional foods
Nestlé's big bet

Postal services
How to make them work

Van Gogh's illuminating letters
Brilliance and tragedy

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