Marianne and the Milk Pot, Philippe Alexandre, Roger Priouret

Everyone sees the crisis on their doorstep. For some, it's a poisoned gift from America, or a plague imported from the Third World. For others, it's the result of the amateurism of the left in power. Where does the truth lie? What does the future hold for us? François Mitterrand promised us dreams and happiness. His Minister of Economy is still asking for more sacrifices. The French feel excluded from a debate reserved for technocrats. The economy, in short, would be too serious a matter for citizens to get involved in. Let them pay and not try to understand. {Marianne and the Pot of Milk}, without claiming to replace the economic education that the French have not received, will help them, by informing them, to grasp the problems of the present. Roger Priouret and Philippe Alexandre analyze the events that have punctuated our history since May 1981, the health of the franc, our standard of living, industrial policy... But also what we can reasonably expect from the future as it is being prepared today. A necessary book for knowing, for understanding.