In principle, there is a strong case for improving the process for dealing with insolvent countries, just as bankruptcy laws provide a framework for dealing with firms that go bust.

ECONOMIST: IMF/World Bank meetings

Public opinion polls show strong support for the principle of closing city centres to traffic, though in practice, the move might prove less popular.

BBC: News | Europe | Off the roads

But although strong leadership from the top in all areas of society is now a guiding principle for the authorities, admonishments about cyber-censorship have been strangely slow in coming.

FORBES: Russia Passes Far Reaching Internet Censorship Law Targeting Bloggers and Journalists