Was the performance of the French economy in the 1930's entirely a question of mistakes in economic policy?
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Was the performance of the French economy in the 1930's entirely a question of mistakes in economic policy? When evaluating the French economy in the 1930's what quickly becomes evident is the plethora of writings available on the subject and consequently the challenge facing anybody looking to disentangle the numerous interpretations offered as to how the French economy performed and also why it performed as it did. Writings focussing on the causes of the economic performance of the French economy in the 1930's generally fall into two broad camps. The first camp, which is favoured amongst economists, argues the performance of the economy was inextricably linked to the economic policies that the government chose to adopt. The second camp, which historians are more likely to ally themselves with, sees the performance of the economy being caused by a more deep seated problem in France, that of the countries structural weaknesses which...

