Difficult then to understand what that is

Until last week, the geckos were exclusively large lizards. Since then, they also formed a still more strange species: it is an event that reconciles the economy of the public. Such at least was the objective of the first days of the economy ("jéco" for short) that took place in Lyon from Thursday to Saturday. Stroke of luck The financial crisis has no doubt boosted participation. Past three months, the French have a craving unprecedented understanding of economic mechanisms. Evidenced by purchases of sharp increase in economic and financial newspaper, and more questions once they encounter someone expected to have lights on the issue. According to a TNS Sofres survey presented in opening days, three French in four believe that more and more need for knowledge in economics is to succeed in life. But two out of three feel ill-informed. A good thousand of participants students and students, professors, professional economists and simple curious thus came to organized meetings led by man but masterful of Professor Pascal the Merrer. Not without humour: a debate on climate change took place in one glossy amphi, one on the reform in a protestant church.

Beyond the "jéco", how to respond to this thirst for knowledge in economics Probably not by acting as clumsily as the National Foundation for teaching and the management of the enterprises. The Fnege is indeed use a deterrent weapon, granting the French a mediocre score (6 of 20), giving them in addition a questionnaire of errors (not, gentlemen of the Fnege, shareholders don't elect the CEO!) Not, dividends weigh not less than 5 of the wealth created by the companies, but 23! (Non-employees in CSD and acting are not less 10 of the population of enterprises they are 10.2!).

Of course, one might think at school. But it will take time. The economy is that a small place that the Ministry of National Education wants to reduce, on a background of controversy with the discipline teacher, suspected of warping minds as many of them begin their course in dédiabolisant globalization or companies. One could also think about the media. Fellow journalists on the job! Believe the Sofres, 92 of the French say us would "adopt a more simple language to talk about the economy." Better understanding, better explain... the challenge is launched to the whole of the press. With a still more arduous challenge launched on television, first source of economic information for the French. The small skylight works indeed more and more emotion. And, in economic matters, there is nothing more touching than a worker of 50 years in tears because she comes to dismiss. Difficult then to understand what that is.

One can also think of policies, which could be teaching play with figures of growth or unemployment, or to the untenable promises that would appear ridiculous in any other country. Or the CEO's of large companies, too often absent subscribers. Watering the French economy is a huge task, so the country is here wayward reasoning. The crisis may be window change. Open it big. Today, the State takes a central place to counter economic and financial tornado. Tomorrow, when the storm will be attenuated, should surrender the land. The British, who were the first to involve the public power to save the banks and then to restart growth, will also be the first to have it back. If the French are not better by where the respective roles of the market and the State, the country will take new a decade of delay.