Control vs Liberalism: The State in Industry

The variety of state intervention in French industry is analyzed in terms of three dimensions: means can be classified as authoritarian, administrative, or contractual. The degree of intervention ranges from dirigism (control) to liberalism, including planning & incitement, which fluctuate over time but cumulate under a given regime. Intervention intentions, whether modernizing, industrializing, social, or political, actually reflect legitimizing systems aimed at establishing a basis for state action. Modified HA