Although she is cautious about the viability of using changes in gross domestic product as an indicator, Céline Laisney presents an overview of both past and future changes in GDP in the main regions of the world. Drawing on the work of specialist agencies such as OECD and the World Bank, she shows that the period of rapid economic growth from the 1950s to the 1970s was more the exception than the rule. In future we must therefore expect slower rates of growth, more like those of the 1950s, especially in France and in Europe generally.
Cet article fait partie de la revue Futuribles n° 289, sept. 2003
