FR-PolEcony.pdf

文档介绍：France: Political Economy
I. Backward French
Capitalism
II. Postwar
Modernization
III. Strains on the
System
IV. Free Market France?
I. Backward French Capitalism
„ Small, family-owned firms
„ Traditional strength in luxury goods
‰ Tough to ‘mass produce’
„ Conservative managers
„ Poor class relations
„ Role of the State
‰ Protect people from the market
„ The shock of defeat in 1940
II. Postwar Modernization
„ Modernization through planning
‰ Commissariat General du Plan and Jean
„ ‘Indicative Planning’
„ Control of Finance
‰ ‘National Champions’
„ Winners and Losers
„ 1945-75 -- les trente glorieuses
(‘Thirty Glorious Years) Jean
French Modernizer
III. Strains on the System
„ May 1968
„ Oil Shocks (1973 and 1979)
„ Slowdown in productivity gains Minitel Terminal
France’s ‘National
„ Developing petition Champion’
in basic industries (steel, auto, shipbuilding)
„ Poor petitiveness in advanced
industries (computers, microelectronics)
„ Socialist’s liberalization in 1980s
IV. A Free Market France?
„ Privatization
‰ Continued State Influence