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Jean Fourastié
French economist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean Fourastié (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ fuʁastje]; 15 April 1907 in Saint-Benin-d'Azy, Nièvre – 25 July 1990 in Douelle, Lot) was a French civil servant, economist, professor and public intellectual. He coined the expression Trente Glorieuses ("the glorious thirty [years]") to describe the period of prosperity that France experienced from the end of World War II until the 1973 oil crisis.[1][2]
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Born | (1907-04-15)15 April 1907 Saint Benin d'Azy (Nièvre, France) |
Died | 25 July 1990(1990-07-25) (aged 83) |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École Centrale Paris, École Libre des Sciences Politiques, Université de Paris |
Awards | Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur |
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Fields | Economy - Sociology - Philosophy |
Thesis | Le contrôle de l'Etat sur les Sociétés d'Assurance (1936) |
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