Unemployment in France: 'Priority Number One'

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Case

Reference no. 9-795-064

Subject category: Economics, Politics and Business Environment

Authors: David A Moss (Harvard Business School); Mary S Cannon (Harvard Business School)

Published by: Harvard Business Publishing

Originally published in: 1995

Version: 23 October 1995

Revision date: 25-Aug-2011

Length: 25 pages

Data source: Published sources

Topics: Economic policy; Government policy; Government regulations; Unemployment

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Abstract

Explores the problem of French unemployment on the eve of the presidential elections of 1995. Traces the development of social and economic policies under President Mitterrand and surveys leading explanations for the nation's mounting unemployment crisis. One major theme concerns possible contradictions between France's commitment to European integration and its commitment to expansive social protection for French citizens. Another important theme relates to the apparent trade-off between jobs and wages, which has characterized most of the developed economies since the mid-1970s.

Location:

France