Contents over story 33 Capitalism, but not as we know it he global financial crisis will usher in a new phase of capitalism. anatole kaletsky opinions 20 Doing the sums on AV

lectoral reform won’t just change the way we vote. peter kellner 21 Big stick for US banks regulators have a big new stick. Will they use it? simon johnson 22 It’s time to get level he link between social problems and inequality is looking weaker. matthew sinclair 23 Food for GM thought

New rules on patents. anjana ahuja 24 Local power

How to sell more green electricity. stephen tindale & prashant vaze correspondents 29 Letter from Rwanda nation rebuilds. mary fitzgerald eatures 37 Crime without violence ates of violence have dropped in recent decades—so the nature of crime has changed too. ian blair 40 The good oligarch

In search of Georgia’s reclusive billionaire philanthropist. wendell steavenson 46 How to get married

Now that most British weddings are civil ceremonies, marriage needs a new purpose. shiv malik 50 Science’s dead end

Have we come to the end of what science can tell us? james le fanu science & technology 54 Black men can swim dvances in genetics are finally allowing us to get to the bottom of long-held racial myths. tim harris arts & books 7 Prospect recommends sam leith introduces our summer books special, and ayaan hirsi ali, mark lawson & others suggest seven books to read on holiday. 63 A man of his word ony Judt discusses history, life and justice with peter jukes 65 All the world’s a screen inemas across the world are now showing live performances from the National Theatre. But will anyone turn up? john nathan 67 Out of the questioning

Why you should be reading novelist Herta Müller. victor sebestyen 68 White guilt ascal Bruckner argues that western guilt is mainly self-serving. eric kaufmann 80 FiveBooks

What to read to understand high finance. john lanchester

FICTION 76 Desert Island Discs new story by howard jacobson

57 A pound for a pound

Does paying people to lose weight work? liz hollis 58 Crash-test computing new kind of financial model could avert another crisis. philip ball regulars

3 In Prospect david goodhart 12 Diary 13 Dr Pangloss brian eno 14 Everyday philosophy nigel warburton 15 Number cruncher stephen nickell 18 Letters plus stephen collins’s cartoon strip. 85 Enigmas & puzzles ian stewart 86 The generalist didymus 87 The Prospect list columnists 10 Political notes anne mcelvoy New this month 16 Economy class tim leunig 59 Sporting life david goldblatt 60 Matters of taste william skidelsky 88 Dear Wilhemina correspondents 26 Washington watch renegade 27 Brussels diary manneken pis 28 China café alec ash science & technology 56 Lab report philip ball 56 Image of the month 58 The month ahead anjana ahuja arts & books 66 Cultural notebook sam leith 71 Smallscreen peter bazalgette 72 Private view ben lewis 74 Words that think for us edward skidelsky 74 The way we were ian irvine 75 Widescreen mark cousins august 2010 · prospect · 5