France in Crisis
France is in crisis. In this provocative account, Timothy Smith argues that the French economic and social model is collapsing inward on itself, the result of good intentions, bad policies, and vested interests who employ the rhetoric of 'solidarity' to prevent change. French social policy is not redistributive; indeed, Smith argues, the majority of 'social' spending serves to strengthen existing inequalities. He shows how politicians, intellectuals and labor leaders have invoked the specter of 'globalization' to explain homegrown problems and delay reform. Professor Smith makes frequent comparisons with the USA, UK, Canada, Scandinavia, Germany and the Netherlands and argues that change need not follow the inegalitarian US or British paths but instead can lead to a more equal society. Written in a lively style, this is an unusual blend of history, policy analysis, economics and political commentary and will be indispensable reading for anyone seeking to understand France's malaise.
English edition · First published 2004 by Cambridge University Press · ISBN 9780511262340
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Editions
11 editions
English
- France in Crisis · Cambridge University Press · 2004 · ISBN 9780511262340 This page
- France in Crisis: Welfare, Inequality, and Globalization Since 1980 · Cambridge University Press · 2004 · ISBN 9781107163829
- France in Crisis: Welfare, Inequality, and Globalization Since 1980 · Cambridge University Press · 2004 · ISBN 9780511264771
- France in Crisis: Welfare, Inequality, and Globalization Since 1980 · Cambridge University Press · 2004 · ISBN 9780511263941
- France in Crisis: Welfare, Inequality, and Globalization Since 1980 · Cambridge University Press · 2004 · ISBN 9780511265471
- France in Crisis: Welfare, Inequality, and Globalization Since 1980 · Cambridge University Press · 2004 · ISBN 9780511317767
- France in Crisis: Welfare, Inequality, and Globalization Since 1980 · Cambridge University Press · 2004 · ISBN 9780521605205
- France in Crisis: Welfare, Inequality, and Globalization Since 1980 · Cambridge University Press · 2004 · ISBN 9781280750205
- France in Crisis: Welfare, Inequality, and Globalization Since 1980 · Cambridge University Press · 2004 · ISBN 9780511617584
- France in Crisis: Welfare, Inequality, and Globalization Since 1980 · Cambridge University Press · 2004 · ISBN 9780511266195
- France in Crisis: Welfare, Inequality, and Globalization Since 1980 · Cambridge University Press · 2004 · ISBN 9780521844147
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