This week on French Connections, we focus on wealth in France. France is a rich country by traditional macroeconomic measures. It has the world’s seventh largest economy by nominal GDP, a high level of human development, extensive infrastructure and a strong social protection system. Yet beneath that headline prosperity lies a growing gap between perception and reality, as poverty and inequality are on the rise. So what does it mean to be rich in France? Is the redistribution system that aims to iron out inequality broken? Let’s take a closer look.
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