In the readings, France is well known for their high qualities in materialistic things such as cuisines or fashion. The industries in the seventeenth century in France were competing against England and Holland. Colbert's rules and regulations has made the economy sky rocket such as investing more into programs that will provide workmen and artists to enhance their achievement and skills. Creating an elite workforce has helped the country in succeeding economically by creating more establishments that specializes in certain things. This also helped the country by exporting more of the products than importing. France has been producing high standards of materials which has been sold for a much higher price than countries could afford. In the other reading about trades in France, author Jeremy Whiteman explains one of the problems under the Old Regime for the standard materials France is producing. It becomes difficult for France to compete with England and Holland because those countries make similar products but with less expensive materials. However, this is how France achieved its national aesthetics by means of their investment in high quality productions. When I think about France, the first thing that comes to mind is their huge influence in the food industry. Train chefs from all over the world to teach them how to handle high quality ingredients.
The national aesthetics of France seems to be high standards which have made them succeed economically. Should other countries be copying France's methods in order to be successful?
Work Cited
Usher, A. P. “Colbert and Governmental Control of Industry in Seventeenth Century France”.The Review of Economics and Statistics 16.11 (1934): 237–240. Web. 08 Jan. 2016.
Whiteman, J.J. “Trade and the Regeneration of France, 1789-91: Liberalism, Protectionism and the Commercial Policy of the National Constituent Assembly”. European History Quarterly 31. 2. (2001): 171- 204. Web. 08 Jan. 2016.
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