Comment: Higher pay is the tonic that America needs, Germany’...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday December 02 2013     Comment   Higher pay is the tonic that America needs   As the economy edges towards its moment of truth, the argument for broad-based income growth is as compelling as it is watertight       Germany's coalition will break promises   The deal that binds the parties is sound enough but its ability to handle what is coming its way is another matter     Setback in Ukraine is a lesson for Brussels   The scale of the protests shows that the issue is far from settled and that a more measured approach is needed     Beijing's mix of Mao and markets   The plenum has set out a bold reformist agenda but the country's leaders have left no doubts about who is in charge and what they expect     The unintended aftershocks of overseas aid   Edward Simpson's 'The Political Biography of an Earthquake' analyses the effects of relief efforts for the 2001 disaster in India's Gujarat state     No reward for Britain in Tibet retreat   European countries believe David Cameron mishandled meeting with Dalai Lama then dropped him too quickly and completely to make up with Beijing     Wealth of detective work on China's data   Reforms announced at the Communist party's plenum are an invitation to analysis and to a renewed push for further statistical detective work         Opinion   Doug McMillon: Walmart's charmer   The retailer's next chief executive, who started out as a warehouse worker, is a keeper of the retail chain's thrifty culture           Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.