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A conversation with French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac
with Jacques Chirac on Feb 19, 1999
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with Jacques Chirac on Feb 19, 1999
Jacques Chirac is a French politician and current Pesident (1995-2007). Before taking office he held senior positions, such as Minister of Agriculture, Prime Minister, and Mayor of Paris. His internal policies have included lower tax rates, the removal of price controls, strong punishment for crime and terrorism; and business privatization. He is currently the most senior member of G8.
His internal policies have included lower tax rates, the removal of price controls, strong punishment for crime and terrorism; and business privatization. He has also argued for more socially responsible economic policies, and was elected in 1995 after campaigning on a platform of healing the “social rift” (fracture sociale). His economic policies have at various times included both laissez-faire and dirigiste (state directed) ideas.
Source- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Chirac
