Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 35 No. 2 1921
The Economic and Financial Position of France in 1920
Abstract
The political and social situation in France at the end of 1920, 175. — All classes dissatisfied, 177. — A social or political revolution improbable, 178. — The critical economic position: agriculture, steel, coal production, 180. — Foreign trade, exchanges, prices, 182. — The financial situation alarming. — Public expenditure and public revenue during the war, 185. — The public debt, 191. — The financial policy of the administrations during the war and since the armistice, 191. — The burden of the taxpayer in France, 205. — The future financial position of France depends on four matters: reduction of expenditure, reduction of the foreign debt, German reparations, stabilization of the exchanges 206.
- DOI
- 10.2307/1883886
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 175
- Sources
- openalex crossref