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54Joseph Schumpeter The theorist of “creative destruction”was one of the greatest economists of the 20th century . ROBERT SKIDELSKY

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58Making it in Tollywood I went to India to sort out rural poverty. I ended up making it to the final of south India’s Pop Idol. LEO HORNAK

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62The third Mr Glasgow Drunk, spurned and locked out of his flat, Mr MacBleaney consoles himself by remembering former glories. ALASDAIR GRAY

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66The advanced liberal John Stuart Mill valued liberty less for its own sake than for its contribution to human advancement. JONATHAN RÉÉE

68Ground truths Oliver Morton’s book on earth science is most timely. JAMES LOVELOCK

69Broadcasting the arts John Wyver’s new book charts the rise and fall of arts broadcasting. DAVID HERMAN

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65Private view If you can’t beat photographers, join them. BEN LEWIS

71Widescreen David Cronenberg comes to London.

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72Performance notes December is Messiah month. MARTIN KETTLE

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