France
A state-shaped economy where the elite pipeline, national champions and labour law matter more than the equity market; the English-language business literature on France is unusually thin, and much of the best material is financial history rather than current analysis.
6 books
Start here
- MillionaireJanet Gleeson, 2000
- DeluxeDana Thomas, 2007
- France in CrisisTimothy B. Smith, 2004
Books 6
Bernard Connolly · 1995 · The franc fort, the ERM crisis and the politics of monetary union.
T2 Deluxe
Dana Thomas · 2007 · How LVMH and its rivals industrialised luxury, France's best export business.
T3 John Law
Antoin E. Murphy · 1997 · The scholarly treatment of Law as economic theorist and policymaker.
T3 Millionaire
Janet Gleeson · 2000 · John Law, the Mississippi bubble and the invention of paper money in France.
Timothy B. Smith · 2004 · Welfare, insider protection and why French reform keeps stalling.
Antoin E. Murphy · 2004 · Cross-holdings, the state and who actually controls French companies.