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Technocracy, Knowledge Regime and the Anti-free Market Attitude of French Economists
[Technocratie, régime de connaissance et attitude anti-libre marché des économistes français]

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    (UP1 UFR02 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - École d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

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This article contributes to the economics of economics. It explains the distrust of French economists in the market economy and their interest in the construction of techniques to aid public decision-making. French economists are in favor of various forms of interventionism because they are hired by the government to produce the techniques of government that allow the State to replace the contract and the price mechanism and because to be an economist today one must unknowingly adopt a scientistic posture, in other words learn the tools of government economics. The French status quo can partly be explained by this technocratic ideal of government.

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  • François Facchini, 2025. "Technocracy, Knowledge Regime and the Anti-free Market Attitude of French Economists [Technocratie, régime de connaissance et attitude anti-libre marché des économistes français]," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) hal-05037009, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:cesptp:hal-05037009
    DOI: 10.1515/jeeh-2024-0016
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