Lonely but rich
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The 23,000 inhabitants of the Shetland Islands have excellent public services thanks to income from the oil industry. Royalties and other income from oil go into special funds which help provide extra social services. However, lack of pressure on finances means some services are inefficient.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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Thirst of the lonely
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Fewer than 10 of 3,000 Tokyo's Ginza financial district nightclubs were profitable in 1992. Brewers and bars are battling a weak economy in which less corporate and personal entertaining is being done.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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A lonely sea in the sky
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An ocean appears to exist on Europa, a moon of Jupiter. Research at the University of California, Los Angeles, into this possibility is examined in detail.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2000
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