Consolidating the Custodianship of State Policies

It is by circulating vertically (occupational advancement) and horizontally (between institutions) within this Iron Triangle that the second generation of welfare elites was shaped. Young énarques began their career paths in the Directorate of Social Security, then spent a short time in a ministerial cabinet, and continued their careers in the cabinet of the National Union of Health Insurance Funds. They then worked with the social partners in the implementation of expenditure control. This policy learning opened the door for them to return to a top position in the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs.