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France in crisis : welfare, inequality, and globalization since 1980 /
"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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge (England) ; New York, N.Y. :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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, the 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 current malaise."--Publisher's description |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 296 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-290) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511617584 0511617585 9780511266195 0511266197 0511263945 9780511263941 0511264771 9780511264771 0511265476 9780511265471 9780521844147 0521844142 1280750200 9781280750205 9780521605205 0521605202 |