[lbo-talk] Health workers say ‘non’ as 35-hour week takes blame for France’s problems

[Eugene Coyle]

http://gu.com/p/49bj5/sbl

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Les 35 heures has become the scapegoat for all the country’s economic woes. France’s neighbours regard the rule with a mix of scorn and envy, as evidence of supposed Gallic laziness. But that overlooks the fact that France’s hourly production figures are higher than Britain’s or Germany’s.