A group of prominent international economists got together to develop an urgent call for change. As they say, the European Union became an Austerity Union. Their call for new policies includes a focus on growth and employment, reducing inequality, reforming banking, and new taxes and social...

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...