France Trade‚ Exports and Imports In 2009‚ France’s export volumes amounted to $456.8 billion and the country ranked 6th in the world. However‚ the figures were much higher in 2008 at $601.9 billion. France’s main export commodities are: • Machinery • Transportation equipment • Aircraft • Plastics • Chemicals • Pharmaceutical products • Iron and steel • Beverages France’s main export partners are: Germany • Italy • Spain • UK • Belgium • US • The Netherlands • Besides French
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ascertaining that an understanding of the differences between ‘collaboration’ and ‘collaborationism’ is intrinsic to an understanding of the Vichy Regime as a whole. Shields asserts that it on this ‘essential distinction that any nuanced’ reading of Vichy France is based. However‚ despite their essential difference‚ it is possible to argue that the policy of collaboration begun in 1940 became progressively more akin to collaborationism by June 1944. This essay will seek to define both collaboration and collaborationism
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France and England both began with a similar styles of government‚ but by the 17th century these two nations had very different styles of governing. France by the mid-17th century was an absolute government. This meant that the government of France was financially independent of the nobility‚ had developed its own national income‚ which allowed it to operate without the input of the citizens. It also meant that during a crisis it could effectively turn its back on large portions of people if need
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Immigration and Islam in France and the Netherlands After the post-war‚ WWII‚ era Europe faced a shortage of labor‚ at the same time it had to rebuild its infrastructure and economy. France and Netherlands both faced the same problem and like their counterparts in Europe they found the answer in guest-workers. These guest workers were immigrants from former colonies and other developing countries. However‚ these guest-workers later settled down and brought their families. This led to a larger
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The survey‚ entitled “Hmong in France and their relationship to Laos”‚ was conducted through internet‚ using Google forms. Therefore‚ the survey was sent to a specific audience: the Hmong community living in France‚ whose identity will remain anonymous‚ in order to comply with ethical responsibilities. Moreover‚ to reach the required number of participants‚ the snowball strategy was used. Indeed‚ because the survey was lead in English instead of in French‚ the number of potential informants was reduced
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COMPARITIVE POLITICS SEMINAR II A DESCRIPTION OF TWO WESTERN EUROPEAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN INTRODUCTION I chose these two systems‚ which interest me for different reasons. The British system is one that has evolved over many centuries‚ with both small and large adjustments along the way to keep in on course. In contrast to this‚ the French model has changed dramatically on several occasions‚ and can rarely have been described as stable. However‚ in 1958 Charles de
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Life within two countries hardly compare. America and France have been there for each other for quite sometime. France gave America the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of friendship. Recently‚ three Americans received France’s highest honor because they stopped a gunman on a train to Paris. Along with acts of peace‚ they have had their battles‚ too. America and France have their common shares‚ but their education systems‚ languages‚ and cultures are different. Of course‚ both countries’s school officials
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Why France is in Trouble with Its Economy? Economy of France Items Rank GDP Statistics 5th (nominal) Nominal : $2‚609 trillion USD GDP growth rate -0.2% (Q1 2013) GDP per capita Nominal : $41‚141 USD (2012‚18th) Inflation rate 2.3%(June 2013) Unemployment rate 11.0%(June 2013) Gov’t debt $2‚486 billion USD Gov’t debt to GDP ratio 91.2%(2013Q1) GDP Comparison Source: Eurostat Unemployment Comparison Inflation Comparison What’s wrong with France? Govt’s spending What is
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WHY WAS THERE A REVOLUTION IN FRANCE? By the 1780’s‚ France was in great trouble. The country was almost bankrupt‚ there was famine and the third estate were becoming frustrated and angry. This created the build up towards revolution. In this essay I will look at the political‚ social and economic situation of France to try and identify why the revolution happened. During this era‚ there were many new political ideas about equality and freedom. This was called ‘The Enlightenment’ and was written
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The Fronde was a period of uncertainty in France. A time in which a newly crowned king of just ten years old at the time. A young king named Louis XIV was chased by the upper middle class and the nobility and treated as prisoners. These two social groups required some change in their government. They desired less powering the hand of the king and more toward the people’s hands. However‚ everyone knows that this contradicts what Louis XIV desired for France; an absolute monarchy. One might say that
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