Word: mincing
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...discovery of the cultural richness of the provinces and a resurgence of regional identity--all aided by technological advances that offer workers and companies an unprecedented degree of mobility. "If you are a successful start-up in Bordeaux or Toulouse in the technology field," says economist and author Alain Minc, "the question for the boss is whether to stay in Toulouse or move to London, not Paris. Formerly, they had to go to Paris to be close to the banks and have a decent work force." "France no longer passes through Paris but through Alsace, Provence, Brittany," says journalist Yannick...
Attitudes are also changing in a fashion that embraces the New Economy. Two famed French characteristics--an innate suspicion of wealth and a fear of risk--are fast breaking down as a younger generation taps into the Internet revolution. "Ten years ago," says Minc, "only 1 out of 200 graduates of France's elite universities said he wanted to be an entrepreneur. Today it's more than half." Indeed, the rise of the young, well-educated, global-minded generation is one of the most important forces driving the French renaissance in almost every area...