This book explores the work of economists, statisticians, union and business representatives, political and administrative leaders, who have accumulated proof that this economic entity exists and that its variations can be measured. Lire la suite
This book sets out to present the biography of the French economy, which is so familiar to us that it is not often questioned. It teases out the origins, explores the consequences of its emergence, and examines the political lessons it might hold for the future.
How is the French economy fairing? It is faltering? doing well? Analysts praise its periods of growth, scrutinise its slowdowns, and identify the first signs of crisis. Now-familiar indicators, such as GDP, have given it substance.
The notion of a national economy is by no means natural, however. It is the product of a slow process of institutionalisation undertaken between the two wars, in the hope of giving Europe room to manoeuvre, and new areas of intervention.
In this book, the author explores the work of economists, statisticians, union and business representatives, political and administrative leaders, who have accumulated proof that this economic entity exists and that its variations can be measured. Having served as a key framework for planning, this economic object has proved to be a constraint, given that in times of crisis the state is subject to the economy rather than vice versa.
Introduction
Expliquer le choix des armes : brève histoire de l'étude des guerres civiles
Objectif et plan de l'ouvrage
Chapitre 1 – Conflits intra-étatiques depuis 1945
Prévalence des conflits intra-étatiques
Évolution de la conflictualité depuis 1945
Distribution spatiale et temporelle des conflits armés
Chapitre 2 – Causes économiques des conflits armés
Niveau absolu de richesse du pays
Richesse relative (1) : croissance et récession
Richesse relative (2) : inégalités
Ressources naturelles et conflits
L'aide internationale
Chapitre 3 – Le facteur ethnique dans les conflits armés
Qu’est-ce que l’identité ethnique ?
Démographie ethnique et guerres civiles : quelques faits
Théories du conflit ethnique
Chapitre 4 – Institutions politiques et guerres civiles
La démocratie réduit-elle le risque de guerre civile ?
Le rôle des élections
Le rôle de la division territoriale des pouvoirs
Conclusion
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