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The riots may be just what the French economy needs

The riots may be just what the French economy needs

issue 12 November 2005
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Ask any former drug addict. You’ve got to hit rock bottom before you are ready for cold turkey. What France is facing now is the equivalent of waking up on a soiled mattress in a crack-house you cannot remember entering. It may be what France needs. It may be what Germany needs too.

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