France Under Recession, 1981-1986

achieved activities administration amongst appear become benefits billion francs capital cent cities companies considerable cost country's Creusot-Loire decentralisation demand despite early economic effects essential estates favour feature firms foreign France's François Mitterrand further government's greater Grenoble groups growing growth housing immigrant important improve increase increasingly industry initiatives investment issue Jacques Chirac labour labour-force latter Laurent Fabius Le Creusot Lyon major manufacturing Marseille measures ment million Minguettes Minitel Mitterrand modernisation nationalised North African notably nuclear OPAH organisation Paris particularly Peugeot Pierre Mauroy planning population potential priority problems production programme Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur recent recession reduce reform rehabilitation relatively represented responsibility result Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Poulenc rise role sector seen significant social Socialists society strategy substantial suburbs trend unemployed unemployment urban centres Valéry Giscard d'Estaing various West Germany work-force workers