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– Regulated professions: the society of mistrust
Bureaucracy  - Community  - France  
State rents and society of distrust The issue of regulated professions has recently surfaced in the political debate. But it was poorly posed, pointing out the existence of modest advantages instead of analyzing the formidable state hypertrophy which is the cause. The case of Parisian taxis, for example, attracted attention. There are fewer of them today than in 1925. There were 25,000 then, there are now only 15,000. However, since 1945 France's GDP has multiplied,...Read More >>

– Research and operationalization: the CNRS gas plant
Bureaucracy  - CNRS  - Researchers  
CNRS: the co-option of networks of mediocrity When I started my work, an important step was – after having established a certain number of theoretical bases – to embark, with a colleague from Thomson-CSF, on a somewhat adventurous project: trying to manufacture magnetic multilayers. This work led to the discovery of giant magnetoresistance, but initially it was a risky project that no one could know if it would succeed. The CNRS funded it, because this organization...Read More >>

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