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France in Crisis: Welfare, Inequality, and Globalization since 1980

By Timothy B. Smith

Book information

Year
2004
ISBN
0521844142, 9780521844147, 9780511266195
Open Library ID
OL7766316M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1915691 bytes)
Pages
308\310
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Timothy Smith argues that the French economic and social model is imploding on itself despite good intentions. Bad policies and vested interests that exploit the rhetoric of "solidarity" and the specter of globalization have prevented necessary changes from being effected. Making frequent comparisons with the U.S., U.K., Canada, Scandinavia, Germany and the Netherlands, Smith argues that change need not follow the inegalitarian U.S. or British paths in order to lead to a more balanced French society.

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