Category Archives: France politics+economy

Alberta polls dead wrong but French poll shows Hollande likely to defeat Sarkozy in second round 54-46 % %

Posted on April 24, 2012 by haroldchorneyeconomist

Election polls or sondages as they are called in Québec are usually devoured by the media hungry for headlines. Of course, the methodology of polls, whether they were taken from a properly weighted and conducted random sample from the population … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Frances:Marine Le Pen 6.2 % in Paris, 27.5 % in Vaucluse

Posted on April 24, 2012 by haroldchorneyeconomist

When one analyses the first round French presidential election results in detail and examines the vote in the major cities and compares it with the regions some very striking differences emerge which illustrate the divide in French society today. For … Continue reading →

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France votes:Hollande 28.5 %; Sarkozy 27.1%;Le Pen 18.2%;Mélenchon 11.1%;Bayrou 9.1%;Joly 2.3%

Posted on April 22, 2012 by haroldchorneyeconomist

France the bastion of democracy has voted in the first round of the Presidential elections. As the polls suggested François Hollande of the Parti socialiste has finished just ahead of the President Nicholas Sarkozy of the UMP. In third place … Continue reading →

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French election heats up: Hollande and Sarkozy neck and neck with Mélenchon in third Le Pen close behind

Posted on April 15, 2012 by haroldchorneyeconomist

The French Presidential election taking place amidst the turmoil and deprivation unleashed by the crash and failed austerity approach of the European leadership is turning into a very interesting contest. It would seem with only a week to go before … Continue reading →

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After the Crash:Rediscovering Keynes and the origins of quantitative easing (2nd posting)

Posted on June 3, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

By Harold R.Chorney Professor of Political economy, Concordia University Montréal, Québec Preface: More than twenty five years ago I began to write about problems of public finance.( Chorney, 1984) At the time that I began to do so, I never … Continue reading →

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