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Jan 2024
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France Could Be Heading for Economic Col...

Economics Explained
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France's problems arguably go back 200 years to their slow and steady approach to adopting industrialisation. While many other countries can learn from France's strong protection for workers' rights, at the moment this has made France a very uncompetitive country with some of the worst brain drain across the EU. Why work in France for lower wages when they c ... Show More
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