La France d'en haut est peut-être l'homme malade de l'Europe, mais l'espoir de rémission se trouve dans ses territoires où partout fleurissent des initiatives économiques et sociales réussies, impertinentes et stimulantes. Elles donnent envie d'organiser la contagion des initiatives...

The development of any region or territory stems from its own dynamic nature. Economic activity and employment are stimulated by the number of local initiatives plus the cross‐fertilisation of those same initiatives. Globalisation, external constraints and technological change are therefore...

Purpose – This article aims to treat contemporary economic development from a regional and European perspective. Design/methodology/approach – The article applies a French prospective (foresight) approach to the issues of employment, decentralization, and privatization as an antidote to the...