But really, I have been hearing about the trobles in the banlieu since I started learning French almost 15 years ago, so I don't think there's an easy fix.
The first step must be an honest assessment of what's wornd with the banlieu so that a policy can be designed to try and fix what's broken. The French Eurotribbers are now trying to provide us with a picture of what they think is wrong.
Saying "it's just because they're muslim" and throwing police at them is not going to be a solution as it may (and only may) address the symptoms but not the disease. Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith
