Sarkozy sets out bigger state role

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Series Details 26.9.08
Publication Date 26/09/2008
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Report of a speech by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Toulon, 25 September 2008. While he a delivered a ringing endorsement of global capitalism, he said its values and practices must be fundamentally rethought in the face of the biggest financial crisis since the 1930s. He also promised to protect the French economy from the fallout.

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France24, 26.9.08: Sarkozy demands overhaul of world capitalist system http://www.france24.com/en/20080926-sarkozy-demands-overhaul-world-economic-system-financial-crisis&navi=MONDE
BBC News, 26.9.08: French hold out against credit crunch http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7635327.stm

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