Fettered capitalism seems to just be whoever is closest to government getting special protection from competitors offering better prices and services. In this case, French book stores.
Unless you own a French book store, the fettering of capitalism is making you poorer.
A “poorly” example (IMO): requiring licenses for beauticians.
The French bookstore case can certainly be argued logically on both sides. Is our society best served (in every sense of the word) by a monoculture of highly efficient megacorps, or an array of smaller businesses?
Unless you own a French book store, the fettering of capitalism is making you poorer.