The realism of such a policy must above all be judged by its means

In 1987, under a Socialist President, Michel Crozier noted that, in our country, the illusion of planning fortunately disappeared. But in Marignane, it is a "plan" of support for the French industry introduced by Nicolas Sarkozy. The horizon five-year, once the Planner has even made its reappearance and perhaps, the objectives have not repudiated by the old boards of industry of the Commissioner-General of the plan: increase in industrial production by 25 by 2015, rebalancing the trade balance of the sector, finally, sustainability of employment. It is up to the creation for each sector, for an instance of strategic thinking that recalls the sectoral groups still operating rue de Martignac in the second half of the 1970s.

Is it then, on the occasion of the "great depression" of the years 2008 and 2009, a return in planning the French fanfare The deindustrialization of the France is not recent, yet, since the share of industry in the added value of our country has lost 10 percentage points between 1980 and 2007, 24 of the total to 14, a too rapid decline from. It is therefore rather an old weakness which the recent crisis revealed the importance, not only in the field of employment, but also in the sustainable imbalance of our foreign trade. Then, hay of ideological debates, we will not barguigner if, instead of a failure of neoliberal inspiration, proposed us an effective industrial policy able to raise the growth potential of our economy in the future.

The important thing is, of course, as always, the real effectiveness of the planned interventions. To return to him, Michel Crozier pointed out the "not found" industrial policy in the 1980s character. Is in the years 2010 really less

A first concern is this commitment made on the "purposes" (goals) and much less on the "means" likely to bring. Even if a promise on objectives is, of course, in terms of communication, more striking than a commitment to the measures to be implemented, it is, at best, very risky bet. In 2007, stance on the "growth of the purchasing power" had already shown that it was wrong method to commit to a goal which is not the command variables. It is similarly, with regard to the content of the industrial policy mentioned at the end of the States General. The realism of such a policy must above all be judged by its means.

In this field, the announcement of the measures envisaged so far is not enough to win the conviction. The choice of sectors to support is certainly relevant: Chemistry, software production, agri-food, electronics; but it adds to the list of sectors already helped, automotive, aerospace and biotechnology. That too embraces poorly hugged, the number of points for the application of this new industrial policy is not likely to significantly reduce the effectiveness

The second area of intervention mentioned is that of a "reform" the taxation and regulation of the savings to encourage the funding of the own funds of enterprises. It is true that in this matter, in recent years, it has much "tinkered", with often no other idea of having to return the money earlier in the State or cyclical support consumption. But, since, in 2010, our system of pension adjustment is the order of the day, it is clear as a "reform" our taxation of savings exceeds much yet important problem of our industrial companies equity financing - a problem indeed well perceived by René Monory as early as 1978. It would therefore be damage that this reform, despite the many obstacles to which she will meet, resulted on the only creation of a "book-industry".

Finally is mentioned, in "means" of our industrial policy, the "relocation bonus" of 200 million euros funded the large debt and there, between windfall effects and admonitions of the European Commissioner responsible for competition - and without even mentioning the real interests of the French consumer-, we wish good courage to the editors of the project. Despite naturally because - well documented - that businesses that create jobs abroad are also those who create in France.

Over the last decade, the relative industrial weakness of our countries is accentuated. It is surely time to try to remedy it. It will be tightened targets and means better adjusted, compatible, on the one hand, with our European commitments, on the other hand, with the continuation of the other reforms that our country cannot help the economy.