While many private French firms are thriving, they do so by economizing on manpower and, increasingly, by outsourcing production, often to new EU member countries where labor costs are considerably lower. Public education is in shambles and France’s higher education system now faces competition from other European countries.
但是许多法国私人公司通过节约人力成本以及逐渐通过把生产外包给那些新加入欧盟的成员国（因为它们的劳力成本相对较低）而生意兴隆。公共教育步履蹒跚，法国的高等教育体系现在正面临着来自于其他欧洲国家的竞争压力。