Forgotten Fortunes Editorial · Article Discussion
Read the original research: Dirigisme and Debt: How Post-War France Financed the Trente Glorieuses
Story overview: Burdened by Vichy occupation tributes and a public debt reaching 170% of GDP in 1945, post-war France used inflation, Jean Monnet’s indicative planning, Marshall Plan counterpart funds, and European coal-and-steel integration to ignite the Trente Glorieuses economic boom.
Discussion question: Which financial decisions increased or reduced the risks in this case?
Have a different interpretation? Share the evidence and explain why.
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