| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 296 pages) |
| Contents |
The misunderstood French welfare state -- Corporatist welfare states: the residue of the past, or the wave of the future? -- The "treason of the intellectuals": globalization as the big excuse for France's economic and social problems -- France's break with socialism -- Persisting inequalities -- The protected people -- The excluded: immigrants, youth, women -- The French exception -- App. Some major pieces of social legislation, France, 1893-2003 |
| Summary |
"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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-290) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Welfare state -- France
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Equality -- France
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Socialism -- France
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services.
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Economic history
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Economic policy
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Equality
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Social conditions
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Social policy
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Socialism
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Welfare state
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Sociale politiek.
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Economische politiek.
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Ongelijkheid.
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| SUBJECT |
France -- Social policy
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France -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051496
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France -- Economic policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051222
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France -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051216
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| Subject |
France
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780511617584 |
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0511617585 |
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9780511266195 |
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0511266197 |
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0511263945 |
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9780511263941 |
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0511264771 |
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9780511264771 |
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0511265476 |
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9780511265471 |
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9780521844147 |
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0521844142 |
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1280750200 |
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9781280750205 |
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9780521605205 |
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0521605202 |
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