Jacques Attali dans Les Echos : « Nous avons devant nous dix ans de rigueur pour résorber la dette » (en)
Dans un article extrait du journal Les Echos du 22 juillet dernier, Jacques Attali, président de la Commission pour la libération de la croissance française, répond aux questions d’Étienne Lefebvre et Frédéric Schaeffer sur la situation des finances publiques et les moyens de l’améliorer.
Security and Growth
Without security there can be no growth, in any case not legal growth, and to have security, we must be able to exert authority
Rigor, of course
The slip of the tongue of the Prime Minister, perhaps because of fatigue due to jet lag, is welcome. We cannot continue to refuse to recognize that rigor is needed, urgently. Our deficits are abyssal, those of the State and of Social Security, local authorities and other public services…
Demoralized society
According to their founding fathers, capitalism and democracy could not function without respect for moral rules based on fairness and transparency.
Le monde, un marché sans Etat
Pour éviter les déséquilibres et le chômage de masse, une gouvernance mondiale est indispensable.
The market, L’Oréal and democracy
Every day we see cumulative evidence of the growing contradiction between the market and democracy. Democracy means borders. Geographical boundaries that define its jurisdiction. Functional boundaries, which define the areas covered by the policy.
Vain G-20 ? Confirms and signs
Once again, despite all the misleading statements? The G-20 meeting was
useless. The summit gathered in Canada was supposed to address two major
topics: the regulation of the financial system and the reduction of the
public debt.
