Jean Fourastié
Jean Fourastié (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ fuʁastje]; 15 April 1907 in Saint-Benin-d'Azy, Nièvre - 25 July 1990 in Douelle, Lot) was a French civil servant, economist, professor and public intellectual. He coined the expression Trente Glorieuses ("the glorious thirty [years]") to describe the period of prosperity that France experienced from the end of World War II until the 1973 oil crisis.
Jean Fourastié | |
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| Born | 15 April 1907 Saint Benin d'Azy (Nièvre, France) |
| Died | 25 July 1990 |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École Centrale Paris, École Libre des Sciences Politiques, Université de Paris |
| Awards | Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economy - Sociology - philosophia |
| Thesis | Le contrôle de l'Etat sur les Sociétés d'Assurance (1936) |
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