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8 Contents The Economist December 9th 2017

75 Contraceptives and girls’
Britain education
56 Brexit negotiations Pill magic
False summit 75 Marijuana and banking
57 Defence spending From cash to ash
Shoulder pips squeaking 76 Shareholder litigation
58 Bagehot Laying down the law
Social immobility
77 Free exchange
Digital distractions
International
59 Islamic family law
Gujarat The governing BJP Marriages of inconvenience Science and technology Books of the year Our choices
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