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The Decline of Traditional State Dirigisme in France: The Transformation of Political Economic Policies and Policymaking Processes
Author(s) -
SCHMIDT VMEN A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
governance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.46
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1468-0491
pISSN - 0952-1895
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0491.1996.tb00249.x
Subject(s) - internationalization , deregulation , interdependence , government (linguistics) , politics , state (computer science) , economics , economic system , economic transformation , market economy , economic policy , political science , international trade , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , computer science , law
During the Mitterrand years, successive governments' policies of deregulation and privatization have progressively deprived the state of many of its traditional interventionist instruments. As a result of this, as well as of the internationalization of world trade and the economic integration of Europe, French business has become more independent of the state as well as more interdependent. With these changes in both business and government have come a concomitant transformation in French policymaking processes, such that the traditionally heroic government policies formulated absent business input have been succeeded by more everyday ones, where business for the most part leads and government follows.