COVER FEATURE - Mayors for all reasons - Last time round, ministers' plans for elected mayors were foiled by voters. Now they are turning envious eyes on Ken Livingstones role in London. Watch out for the return of the policy, but this time for super mayors

Mastering the merger : four critical decisions that make or break the deal

Harding, David, (2004)

Features - Project finance - Profits and perils of public private partnerships - Governments around the world are increasingly turning to public private partnerships to make limited budgets go further. But they can be extremely complicated, and participants should take nothing for granted.

Stern, Stefan, (2002)

Features - Municipal finance - Sub-sovereign bonds prove slow to catch on in Europe - Sub-sovereign bonds were once touted as a major growth area. But the market has proved disappointing and there are now growing doubts about the viability of this method of financing.

Harding, David, (2002)