by KB
Thu Nov 10th, 2005 at 03:56:11 PM EST
I'm currently writing my dissertation on issues involving labor reforms in Germany. I'm curious if the "Camdessus report" in France has had much public attention. Probably most readers of this site are aware that the "Hartz report" and the resulting "Hartz laws" have been almost unavoidable in the German press for the last three years. But, as far as I can tell, there hasn't been a similar analogue in France.
What I am most interested in is the publicity of reform efforts. Denmark's Zeuthen Commission is perhaps comparable to Hartz. The assassination of the Italian labor economist Biagi is perhaps also an important point of comparison...
I'm just now reading the report, and find the style of engagement to be illuminatingly different from the German case. Perhaps someone can give me some hints as to the public reaction in France to this kind of expert discourse?
