Is France in the process of being downgraded? The question is not new. It has haunted political and economic discourse for decades. On paper, France remains one of the richest countries in the world. But the per capita wealth gap with our German neighbor in particular has widened significantly in recent years. The cause is a multiplicity of factors which, combined with each other, have created an economic and democratic system that is running out of steam.
Failing school, sinking debt, record levies… The six evils of France – L’Express
