This year the G's are meeting at a critical moment in history, at least economic and social history. They will confront the gravest economic and social crisis in almost 80 years. To paraphrase Keynes, the destiny of the world is in the hands of the members of the G's. They could act in such a...

The G20 is at a critical juncture. Either it moves forward shaping the way of a new, more effective, global governance or it will become just another Gn where discourses and solemn declarations take the lead over action. There is nothing wrong in multiplying for where heads of states and...

In February 2008, the President of the French Republic, Nicholas Sarkozy, unsatisfied with the present state of statistical information about the economy and the society, asked, Joseph Stiglitz (President of the Commission), Amartya Sen (Advisor) and Jean Paul Fitoussi (Coordinator) to create a...

Cette année, les membres du Gn se réunissent au plus fort d’une période critique de l’Histoire contemporaine, du moins sur le plan économique et social : ils doivent affronter la plus grave crise des 80 dernières années. En paraphrasant Keynes on peut aller jusqu’à affirmer que le...

Dans la foulée du Rapport Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi, nous proposons ici de nouvelles réflexions sur le progrès social et le bien-être, qui annoncent de nouveaux travaux et de nouvelles avancées. À partir de quelques exemples simples empruntés à l'actualité, nous montrons d'abord comment...

In this paper, we try to point out some important weaknesses of the contemporary French socialeconomic model, focusing on relevant elements of comparison with Nordic countries. In doing so, we rely on the idea that large and small countries differ in terms of growth and governance strategies....

Les constats et hypothèses d’évolution du modèle français ont montré que son avenir était fortement conditionné par l’avenir de l’Europe.

In this paper, we try to point out some important weaknesses of the contemporary French social-economic model, focusing on relevant elements of comparison with Nordic countries. In doing so, we rely on the idea that large and small countries differ in terms of growth and governance strategies....

Le chômage de masse est le problème majeur de l’Europe. Il est en partie la conséquence d’une absence de coordination des politiques macroéconomiques des pays européens. Si « l’achèvement du grand marché intérieur » ne résout pas directement le problème, (...)

UNEMPLOYMENT in Europe has reached levels in this decade that have not been seen since the Great Depression. The annual unemployment rate in the European Economic Community rose sharply in 1981 and continued rising to its 1984-85 plateau. In contrast, the U.S. unemployment rate, which also rose...