Most troubling of all, the economies of scope that are meant to come from bringing a variety of financial firms together have proved elusive.

ECONOMIST: The trials of megabanks

Finding economies of scope has become the bankers' holy grail.

ECONOMIST: The trials of megabanks

To the extent that rich economies as a whole gain from the new wealth of emerging ones, governments have more scope to compensate losers.

ECONOMIST: The rich nations no longer dominate global production

" There is a rapid--unprecedented in peacetime--expansion in the role and scope of government in "market economies.

FORBES: Corruption And The Global Financial Crisis

With interest rates in America and Britain close to 5 per cent, the Fed and the Bank of England have plenty of scope to stimulate their economies next year.

FORBES: Dead Cat Bounce?

Rich economies as a whole gain from the new wealth of emerging ones, so governments have ample scope to compensate the losers, but they rarely do.

ECONOMIST: Playing leapfrog