Developments in French Politics
3rd Edition
Published on 20. July 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-333-76455-8 (ISBN)
Description
The new edition of this text on French politics brings together a new set of specially commissioned chapters covering Chirac's presidency, the 1997 election, the subsequent "cohabitation" and the impact of the Jospin government. The book explores the impact of Europe on French policy making, the French attitude to globalization and the challenges posed by unemployment, social exclusion and institutional reform to longstanding practices of the French state.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
map
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
414 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-76455-8 (9780333764558)
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Other editions
New editions
Alistair Cole | Patrick Le Gales | Jonah Levy
Developments in French Politics 3
Book
09/2005
Palgrave MacMillan
€48.51
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Previous edition
Peter A. Hall | etc. | Jack Hayward
Developments in French Politics
Book
09/1994
2nd Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€20.47
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Persons
ALAIN GUYOMARCH is Lecturer in Politics, and Deputy Director of the European Institute, London School of Economics. - PETER A. HALL is Professor of Government, Harvard University. - JACK HAYWARD is Research Professor, University of Hull. - HOWARD MACHIN is Director, The European Institute, London School of Economics.
Content
Introduction - PART ONE: THE POLITICAL SYSTEM - Electoral Politics and the Party Competition - Political Leadership - Pressure Group Politics - PART TWO: THE PARCELIZATION OF POWER - The Administrative Machine and Judiciary - A Revolution in the Provinces? - The Europeanization of French Politics - PART THREE: PUBLIC POLITICS - Foreign and Security Policy - The Evolution of Economic Policy - Education Policy - PART FOUR: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES - Social Policy and Unemployment - Immigration - Corruption - Conclusion: In Search of an Evanescent European Identity