N°  17  May 2001 Sommario (in italian) ONE HEAD, TWO VOTES   A few new reasons regarding if and how to vote are offered by the elections. The true nature and intentions of the Right have emerged more clearly and preventing them from winning - or winning hands down, is a duty. Nor must it be forgotten that the "list e civetta" fraud constitutes a motive for, at least in the proportional seats, lending a helping hand to those swindled instead of the swindlers. Stories from 1st May For the 1st May, we decided to pose questions on the experiences and ways of thinking of some workers. What has emerged: living conditions that are not much less difficult than in the past, a will and individual capacity to fight, a disconcerting distance from politics and an intermittent relationship with trade unions being treated as a service structure. There is a period photograph attached of the manifesto thirty years ago. Manuela Cartosio SAMBA THE AFRICAN   Loris Campetti PININFARINA'S WAY OF WORK   Rossana Rossanda CONFINDUSTRIA'S U-TURN   Aldo Tortorella DEGENERATED DEMOCRACY   Rina Gagliardi THE POLITICS/COMMUNICATION VICIOUS CIRCLE   Vittorio Rieser FIAT/IVECO INQUIRY   More on the Global Economy Two economists with different leanings converge surprisingly not only on their analysis of the crisis of the American model, but also in the conclusions that they draw. These include the importance of an expansive economic policy, real autonomy for Europe regarding the US and an investment strategy policy planning. Napoleone Colajanni ITALIAN CASE   Riccardo Bellofiore THE SPECTOR OF RECESSION   Continents on the Move Not only the economy but politics as well is in turmoil in various parts of the world. With the help of dispatches we will attempt to take stock of the situation in Mexico, Latin America, Japan, Germany, France, Spain and Austria. We will turn our attenti on to more dramatic events, ones that the electoral race - not just by chance - does not mention, in the near future. Maurizio Matteuzzi LIGHTNING OVER MEXICO   Maurizio Matteuzzi FILE. LATIN AMERICA ON THE BOIL AGAIN   Hermann Scheer GERMANY. WICH COALITION   Gilbert Wasserman FUTURE OF THE GAUCHE PLURIELLE   Rudolf Vogelsberg HAIDER. DOWN BUT NOT OUT   Manuel Monoreo Pérez BASQUE MAZE     Pio D'Emilia JAPAN LTD IN CRISIS   Luigi Cavallaro ON DISPUTING HISTORY   Livio Maitan THE REFORMS IN CHINA   Enrico Bosio LETTER FROM A DIRECTOR   This summary has links to the Italian titles and where possible, with the version in its original language