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The magazine content is great. However I've had problems with the customer service support since the start. I signed up under an offer where a free gift (a handbag) was to be sent to me within 6-8... more

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Rating Summary based on 17 reviews

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  • 99 of 99 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 D_i_a_n_e

    Member since 15/08/2009

    Reviews written: 311

    5 Stars What do you read? 06/11/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages keeps me informed, interesting topics

    Disadvantages Disadvantages high price tag

    My GP recommended to visit the local swimming pool’s steam room to recover from my nasty cough so I went to the local Sainsbury’s to buy myself a bottle of water and I was tempted to bring something to read. I was wondering where the readable magazines are as I never buy women’s magazines, they are rubbish. I was about to give up when I spotted the last copy of The Economist right above the daily newspapers. I checked the price tag and was surprised that it was on half price offer for 2 pounds only so I bought it. While I was a student at the college and university I used to read Newsweek but ... more
  • 24 of 24 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 shamis4

    Member since 16/06/2008

    Reviews written: 84

    5 Stars A great magazine (not just for economists!) 15/07/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages useful with a variety of different issues from politics to economics, to world affairs

    Disadvantages Disadvantages A rather big price tage at £3.90 (but a subscriptipn brings massive savings)

    I am currently studying economics at A-level and have throughly enjoyed the subject and found it very interesting on a personal level and particularly as it is key in every business, government and country. I am now looking to read economics at university and it was therefore suggested that i start reading the economist. I have since subscribed to the economist for a year and after having been reading it for a few months now have really enjoyed it. The economist is a magazine (newspaper type thing) that is released on a weekly basis. It comes with a rather large price tag of £3.90, but it ... more
  • 30 of 30 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Dan_ep

    5 Stars The thinker's choice 05/06/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Intelligent, easy to read, broad scope

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Pricey, no celeb news!

    I am a real fan on the Economist magazine, and have now been a subscriber for about 2 years. I first started reading it as a kid, as my family got it, but always found it extremely dull at the time. However, with age and time, I've gradually realised how much of a quality journal it is. It comes out weekly, and find it gives me enough information to make daily newspapers largely redundant, and a lot more info as well. ------------------ OVERVIEW ------------------ Well I have to admit, it doesnt have the most catchy or sexy name, but the Economist isn't all about economics. Its foundations ... more
  • 40 of 40 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    frkurt

    5 Stars A Mozart-Effect CNN in print... 15/02/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Thorough, well-written, engaging, topical

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Subtle bias, less British news now than before

    This is how a friend of mine once described The Economist. This is a newsmagazine par excellence; it is head and shoulders above the rest, and claims (which great justification) to be the newsreporter of the world. ------------------------------ Since its founding by James Wilson in 1843, The Economist has been the world's most enduring and distinguished proponent of free markest and free trade. 'To be sensible without being heavy, to be lively without being silly, to be original without being eccentric,' as editor Geoffrey Gowther stated 50 years ago, has steadfastly been its mission ... more
  • 24 of 24 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 mystikchick17

    Member since 09/06/2004

    Reviews written: 66

    4 Stars Not just for economists 12/08/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages intelligent, informative, in-depth coverage, well written

    Disadvantages Disadvantages expensive, sometimes too political

    For a teenager, I’ll admit I have rather odd and varied reading tastes. National Geographic isn’t that far off the norm, but when I tell people I’m a huge fan of reading “The Economist,” I get either raised eyebrows or comments on what a peculiar and strangely mature taste in magazines I have. But I don’t see it that way. I have this desire to keep myself constantly informed about what’s happening in the world, because I believe it’s important and the more I know, the more I can make up my own mind about events rather than relying on a single source. If the BBC is my favorite channel on ... more