France in Crisis
Subtitle: Welfare, Inequality, and Globalization since 1980
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 22, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780521605205
Subjects: Social history; 21st century; c 1980 to c 1990; c 1990 to c 2000; History; Europe - France; Socialism; History - General History; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; History: World; Europe; Public Policy - Social Policy; History / Europe / General; Equality; Social policy; Welfare state; Europe - General; Economic conditions; Economic policy; France; Social conditions
First sentence: The supporters of France's current social and economic model argue that the high levels of unemployment and inequality, and declining job security which have characterized the nation since the late 1970s are dangerous imports which should be stopped at the border with a social democratic Maginot Line.