Europe has much worse capitalism dynamics than America: France and Germany have lower productivity growth than America despite technology booms, due to higher regulatory burden and government spending as a share of GDP (France spends nearly 60% of GDP on government, second only to North Korea).

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Ruchir Sharma

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France government spending as a share of GDP is nearly 60%...second possibly highest in the world after North Korea that is not a capitalist Society anymore

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The real impact of growing budget deficits - Ruchir SharmaNorges Bank Investment Management
Created: 8/11/2026, 8:01:53 AM

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