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By: Brooke and Holly. Economic System. France has a mixed economy Mix of capitalist and socialist economy French govt. exercises control over economy, owning shares in the country's largest companies. French citizens with an employee status have health insurance.
By: Brooke and Holly
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Economic System • France has a mixed economy • Mix of capitalist and socialist economy • French govt. exercises control over economy, owning shares in the country's largest companies. • French citizens with an employee status have health insurance. • Citizens of France forced to live under healthcare of govt. • This economic system has been in place since October 4th, 1958
Natural Resources • Some natural resources are coal, iron ore, bauxite, and timber. • With bauxite, aluminum is produced and with coal, energy is produced by fire powered stations. Steel is made from iron ore. They use timber to make homes.
Human Resources • Teachers • Fishermen • Some private business owners
How France makes up for lacking resources • They trade with surrounding countries for some resources. • Some of these countries include the United States, Germany, and Canada
Entrepreneurial Resources • France is not know for having entrepreneurial resources. • The govt. is encouraging private businesses more and more. • At the end of the 1990s, only 2 million people were involved with owning a private business • Compared to most countries, this is very small.
Sources: • http://www.ehow.com>business • http://discoverfrance.net/France/DF_resources.shtml • http://www.indexmundi.com • https://www.cia.gov/library/publication/the-world-factbook • http://www.gaebler.com/French-Entrepreneurs.html