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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Christine Lagarde: An American (Style) in Paris.(The Last Word)(Interview)

Article from: Newsweek International Article date: November 12, 2007 Author: McNicoll, Tracy

Byline: Tracy McNicoll

The 35-hour week was a derogatory way to look at work, as if work was something that had to be cut from the system.

Christine Lagarde is a French powerhouse with an American sensibility. A former head of the global law firm Baker & McKenzie in Chicago, she is now the Finance minister of France -- the first woman to hold that post in any G7 country. Helping President Nicolas Sarkozy dial back the 35-hour workweek and other perks of the cushy French labor market has put her on the front ...

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