| France in Crisis Contributor(s): Smith, Timothy B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521844142 ISBN-13: 9780521844147 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $89.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
| Dewey: 361.610 |
| LCCN: 2004045814 |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.58" W x 9.26" (1.34 lbs) 310 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 1990's - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - French |
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Contributor Bio(s): Smith, Timothy B.: - Timothy Smith is Associate Professor of History at Queen's University, Ontario where he teaches Modern European history, comparative public policy and the history of globalization. His previous publications include Creating the Welfare State in France, 1880 1940 (2003). |