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Purpose
To examine the survivability, in France, of what may be one of the world's oldest state planning bodies.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a straightforward account of what is happening to centralized planning in a democratic state.
Findings
France's current government found the agency unneeded.
Practical implications
If the State Planning Agency in Paris is eliminated, France will have no centralized office for strategic planning.
Originality/value
The chronicle records the abolition of an entity recognized by government during the previous 60 years as being essential to its functioning.
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2006
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