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Chambers of Commerce and Local Development in France: Problems and Constraints

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  • S Waters

    (Department of French, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England)

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As public-law organisations, French chambers of commerce benefit from extensive powers and resources, far surpassing those of their private-law counterparts in Britain. French chambers are powerful organisations in formal terms and have a unique potential for local economic development. Yet public-law status also creates a particular set of problems and difficulties for the French chambers. In this paper, the author examines the economic performance of chambers in France, focusing on the problems and constraints associated with public-law status. It is shown that, if the chambers derive considerable advantages from public-law status, this also imposes severe constraints on their activities. Indeed, these constraints have prevented the chambers from assuming a more dynamic role within the local economy.

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  • S Waters, 1998. "Chambers of Commerce and Local Development in France: Problems and Constraints," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 16(5), pages 591-604, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirc:v:16:y:1998:i:5:p:591-604
    DOI: 10.1068/c160591
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