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REGIONAL ECONOMICS AND POLICIES

Region of Bretagne (FRANCE)

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Summary

Introduction

Part 1. A résumé of the situation of Brittany

Part 2. The economic axes of Brittany

Part 2.1 Tourism
Part 2.2 Industries
Part 2.3 Agriculture and livestock farming
Part 2.4 The services

Part 3. The Political systems in Brittany (also in France)

Part 4. The different problems found and the solutions for the future

Conclusion
Introduction

For this paper, we must focus ourselves on the political and economic problems of an area of our country of origin. We will thus analyse the Breton area which is at the North-East of France on the Atlantic coast.

The Brittany region is one of the most developed region in France but some problems are still existing, but which kinds of problems and which solutions? To answer these questions we will speak about different subjects. We will start this paper with the geographical situation of the region of Brittany and we will check some social datas of the region. After we will speak about the economics axis of Brittany, concerning the primary, secondary and tertiary sector. We will study the official and non-official organisations in action in this region. To finish this paper, we will have a look on the different problems encountered and the solutions found to resolve these problems.

Part 1. A résumé of the situation of Brittany

Located at the crossroads of the European Atlantic Arc, Brittany gathers four departments and 2 700 km of coasts. Two principal urban surfaces, Rennes and Brest, concentrate a big part of the population, employment, in particular the qualified job, and higher education. But a grid of medium-sized cities supplements the structuring of the territory. Practically all these cities are located on the littoral, except for the regional capital. In the centre of this grid, a vast space with dominant rural occupies the territory, without