There are three main ways that a state can close a deficit: raid reserves, raise taxes or cut spending.

ECONOMIST: State budgets in crisis

So far, governments have responded to rising unemployment in three main ways.

ECONOMIST: Asia goes on the dole

At issue is a regime that controls sugar in three main ways.

ECONOMIST: India��s bitter-sweet pill

Lone-parent poverty can be tackled in three main ways.

ECONOMIST: Tony Blair��s big idea

Higher rates influence economies in three main ways.

ECONOMIST: Can one size fit all?