[C22] France in the late 2150s

[rfmcdonald]

Having wisely stayed neutral in the South American War, France has been left to experience continued relative decline, most obviously in GDP per capita and quality of life statistics. France is doing well, and its balance of payments has become positive once again, but France remains relatively poor by European standards, this poverty affecting health and education and France's economic standing in the world. I'm thinking of Britain in the 1970s, here.