From the École polytechnique to the École de la régulation

This article traces the intellectual career of Michel Aglietta, an economist attached to the École de la regulation (Regulation school), from his youth to the publication of his book Régulation et Crise du capitalisme (1976). It is one of a series of recent studies on the structuring of economic tho...

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Main Author: Yamina Tadjeddine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Recherche & Régulation 2024-06-01
Series:Revue de la Régulation
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/23840
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description This article traces the intellectual career of Michel Aglietta, an economist attached to the École de la regulation (Regulation school), from his youth to the publication of his book Régulation et Crise du capitalisme (1976). It is one of a series of recent studies on the structuring of economic thought, and macro-economic theory in particular, at the turn of the 1970s. The theoretical perspective of the article combines the history of economic thought and the sociology of science to place Aglietta’s career in a dual dynamic: the course of a lifetime–education, places of work, scientific collaborations–and the economic, social and political contexts he has traversed. The study of published articles is supplemented by recourse to archives and interviews with Aglietta and those who worked with him. The structure of the article follows the three institutions that Aglietta frequented and that shaped him as a student at the École Polytechnique (1959–1965), a senior civil servant at the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) (1965–1970) and a doctoral student at the Sorbonne under the supervision of Raymond Barre (1970–1974). The presentation of Aglietta’s life and career between 1959 and 1976 helps to explain his contribution to the advent of Regulation theory, and also to understand his stance as an expert economist in the service of public policy.
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spelling doaj-art-b381a7db446548c5a59e30dcb3b054ad2025-01-30T14:27:08ZengAssociation Recherche & RégulationRevue de la Régulation1957-77962024-06-013610.4000/11w7iFrom the École polytechnique to the École de la régulationYamina TadjeddineThis article traces the intellectual career of Michel Aglietta, an economist attached to the École de la regulation (Regulation school), from his youth to the publication of his book Régulation et Crise du capitalisme (1976). It is one of a series of recent studies on the structuring of economic thought, and macro-economic theory in particular, at the turn of the 1970s. The theoretical perspective of the article combines the history of economic thought and the sociology of science to place Aglietta’s career in a dual dynamic: the course of a lifetime–education, places of work, scientific collaborations–and the economic, social and political contexts he has traversed. The study of published articles is supplemented by recourse to archives and interviews with Aglietta and those who worked with him. The structure of the article follows the three institutions that Aglietta frequented and that shaped him as a student at the École Polytechnique (1959–1965), a senior civil servant at the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) (1965–1970) and a doctoral student at the Sorbonne under the supervision of Raymond Barre (1970–1974). The presentation of Aglietta’s life and career between 1959 and 1976 helps to explain his contribution to the advent of Regulation theory, and also to understand his stance as an expert economist in the service of public policy.https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/23840economic expertiseHistory of economic thoughtRegulation SchoolMichel AgliettaFrench planning
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Revue de la Régulation
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History of economic thought
Regulation School
Michel Aglietta
French planning
title From the École polytechnique to the École de la régulation
title_full From the École polytechnique to the École de la régulation
title_fullStr From the École polytechnique to the École de la régulation
title_full_unstemmed From the École polytechnique to the École de la régulation
title_short From the École polytechnique to the École de la régulation
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topic economic expertise
History of economic thought
Regulation School
Michel Aglietta
French planning
url https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/23840
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