Part of the problem is a widespread lack of public awareness.
There was also a widespread lack of understanding about the complexities of child sexual exploitation.
But it noted that there was a widespread "lack of understanding about personal finance".
"Both periods are marked by a widespread lack of understanding of other cultures".
"A widespread lack of trust in public finances weighs heavily on growth," he said.
But it found a widespread lack of information in many areas and had stated previously that current "simplistic" regulations contained "major weaknesses".
"There's a widespread lack of confidence in the data out there," Jeremy P. Anwyl, chief operating officer of Edmunds.com, said in an interview last week.
But as the diary she kept shows, a widespread lack of understanding about eating disorders and scatter-gun treatment programs make the battle almost insurmountable.
Two key barriers to growth appear to be a widespread lack of knowledge and the life insurers' neglect of the country's large rural population.
Mr. Heisbourg said that the problem "goes beyond the lack of authority to a widespread lack of professionalism in the government and at the Élysée".
This is a major problem in France and Italy with their high employers' contributions and leads to a widespread lack of social insurance coverage.
