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Dirigisme
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Dirigisme
In political science, the theory that the state ought to drive economic growth. Dirigisme argues that the state may do this by controlling the means of production (as in communism) or simply through careful economic planning. Proponents believe that dirigisme is an effective tool of development, while critics contend that it is inefficient and not respectful of individual rights. See also: State capitalism.


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The man once hailed as a Gallic Margaret Thatcher, the candidate who ran as a free marketeer, has morphed into a staunch dirigiste and state interventionist hostile to unfettered free enterprise.
The overlap between these four visions was close in many instances: he shows this through his habitual use of the terms etatisme and dirigiste (on p.
If Sarkozy governed effectively, such political and institutional departures might seem like a breath of fresh air in a society whose institutions seem increasingly ill-suited to the challenges of a multi-ethnic and post-industrial society (even though dirigiste France has conserved its industrial base better than many other rich countries).
 
 
 
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