简介:Strugglingagainsteconomicandsecuritywoes,FranceisexperiencingweaknessasitpreparesforelectionsinApril2017.AmidpublicanxietyanddespitemeasuresbytheSocialistgovernment,reformremainsdifficultandineffective.Arigidlaborforce,highsocialcostsproppedupbyhightaxes,andotherstructuralshackleshavepreventedHollandeandhispredecessorsinofficefrombalancingthegovernmentbudgetoverthelastdecade.