The French public sector after the 1982 nationalisations : An assesment of its relative size in the context of The French and the European economies Armand Bizaguet In the first part of this paper, the various methodological probleme which make a statistical analysis of the french public sector a very hard task, are gone through. Then the weight of the french public sector in ternis of employment, added-value and capital expenditures is examined over a period ranging from its inscription until the 1982 nationalisation. In a later part the role it plays in the french economy is studied globlly as well as by sector. Finally an assesrnent of its relative importance within the framework of the overall EEC public sector and economy is atternp...