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How “neoliberalism” has reduced poverty worldwide
L'Express
In the modern world, poverty remains a complex issue, often defined and measured in different ways according to social and political contexts. While some see it as an absolute financial reality, others consider poverty in terms of overall quality of life. At the same time, economic liberalism, and particularly its neoliberal version, is often blamed for widening inequalities. But if we look at global trends, this economic model has, above all, lifted millions of people out of poverty, particularly in countries previously considered developing.
Government instability will be costly to our businesses
Revue Politique et Parlementaire
In a global context marked by increasing complexity, stable governments are an essential pillar of economic development. However, in many countries, economic players are confronted with chronically unpredictable state structures. Frequent changes of government, recurrent parliamentary censures and shifts in political majorities make long-term planning difficult for companies.
Read the text (in French)Threat of sanctions from the European Union: France towards a Greek scenario?
Revue Politique et Parlementaire
France has been living beyond its means since the 1970s, the last decade in which it presented a balanced budget. And yet, our country is not distinguished by better economic results or better public services than our neighbors. It's just that the European Union has reactivated the Stability Pact, after 3 years of suspension due to the health crisis. The arrival in power of a populist, spendthrift party could lead to the same scenario that Greece encountered when Alexis Tsipras took power in January 2015.
Without reform of the state shareholder, it will remain a bad manager
Revue Politique et Parlementaire
The health crisis revealed the loss of sovereignty in a number of strategic areas, such as pharmaceuticals and hospital supplies. This has led to a consensus in the public debate on the protection of strategic sectors by an interventionist State. However, France is one of the European countries with the highest public deficit, at 5.5% of GDP in 2023. So, before seeking to increase the scope of our shareholder state, we need to reform it to make it truly effective.
The diesel automobile doubly sanctioned
Atlantico
The war in Ukraine has revealed the dependence of whole swathes of European economic activity on our Russian neighbor. Provoking a third oil shock, it has plunged us into a state of uncertainty about the foundations of our growth model, in the image of the doubly-sanctioned diesel car. Historically benefiting from advantageous taxation specific to France, the diesel vehicle is now faced with an unprofitable tax system, which risks accentuating the territorial divide highlighted by the yellow vest crisis.