13-French Indicative Planning and Jean Monnet

Lecture 13 French Indicative Planning and Jean Monnet T he french economic system today reflects a history of wars, revolutions, and political battles between right‑ and left‑wing political parties and is a blend of capitalist private property in industry and agriculture along with significant state ownership and control . The French system of economic planning—led by the state—is known as indicative planning . The word “indicative” distinguishes it from the type of planning used in communist economies, which is referred to as command planning .