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Western Europe: France - A Two-track Mind - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde Talks To Courtney Fingar About The Tax And Labour Reforms Being Pursued By The Sarkozy Administration.(Interview)

Article from: The Banker Article date: November 1, 2007 Author: Fingar, Courtney

Byline: COURTNEY FINGAR

Q. You gave up a high-powered private-sector job in the US [as global head of law firm Baker & McKenzie] to come back to France to join the cabinet. How have you found the transition from working in the business world to working in government?

A. It has been mind-boggling. A law firm is quite a funny beast: it is a partnership in which every partner thinks that they are at least as good as you are. It is a fairly political environment but everyone is driven by the same purpose, which ...

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