Why have governments succeeded in reducing French public debt historically and can these successes inspired us for the future? An historical perspective since 1890
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Keywords
Debt ratio; France; historical analysis.;All these keywords.
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- H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
- C4 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics
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