The underlying explanation lies in the culture and prejudices of France’s governing elite, the so-called grands commis formed by the National Civil Service School of which Hollande – like virtually all of his predecessors, except Nicolas Sarkozy – is an alumnus. In this cloistered world, a prosperous and just society requires a state-directed economy.
关键的解释在于法国治国精英的文化和偏见，即奥朗德——以及除萨科齐之外的几乎所有前任——亦是其中一员的国家公务员学校所塑造的“宏大承诺”（grands commis）。在这个与世隔绝的世界中，繁荣而公正的社会需要政府主导的经济。