07163. PUBLIC ENTERPRISE AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE IN THE FRENCH ECONOMY. Thorough historical overview of business-government relations in France, with special attention to changes under Mitterrand since 1981. History of government influence from 1800s; beginnings of nationalized industry in France; French economic planning; role of the Ministry of Finance; tendencies of French business towards cartels and cooperation; nationalizations under Mitterrand: what they were and how they worked, legal challenges, government interference in the newly nationalized companies. 20 pages, 36 footnotes, 11 bibliographic sources.