Back to the future-planning: France

Published: Sept. 4, 2020, 10:09 a.m.

Alongside a green-minded, 100bn-euro stimulus, President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s recovery plan borrows ideas from the post-war past to imagine a post-covid future. The mysterious arrest of Paul Rusesabagina, hero of the film \u201cHotel Rwanda\u201d, shows just how far the country\u2019s leaders will go to suppress dissent. And a careful, revealing study of nappy prices across Europe. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer