
The Government and Politics of France
Anne Stevens(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 5. July 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-333-66552-7 (ISBN)
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Reviewers' comments on 1st edition '...informative, relatively jargon-free, and well structured...(and) laced with tables, figures, exhibits and maps which serve to complement the text in the most helpful ways...Stevens captures the new themes of French Politics without losing sight of the old...The most up to date...(and) should certainly be considered as the foremost textbook in English on French Poltics.' - Robert Elgie, Journal of Common Market Studies '...(A)n excellent introduction to the French Political system. It is well written, illustrated and structured...(T)he approach is distinctive and refreshingly clear...students of French politics will find (it) extremely useful and above all very readable.' - F. Carr, Modern and Contemporary France The Government and Politics of France provides a clear and concise introduction to the working of the major political institutions in France, including the presidency, parliament, the government and administrative machinery, local government, political parties and pressure groups. The emphasis is on a lively sense of how political action happens, where power is located and how, and within what constraints, it is used.
The new second edition provides a critical review of the Mitterand presidency and an assessment of continuities and change under Chirac.
The new second edition provides a critical review of the Mitterand presidency and an assessment of continuities and change under Chirac.
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
tables, figures, exhibits, maps, notes, index, bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
529 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-66552-7 (9780333665527)
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Content
List of Tables, Figures, Exhibits and Maps - Preface - Acknowledgements - The Regions of France - PART 1: HISTORICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK - France: An Introduction - The Constitutional Framework - PART 2: THE GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM - The Presidency - The Governmental Machine - The Administrative System in France - Local Government - PART 3: DEMOCRATIC POLITICS IN FRANCE - Parliament - The Nature of Party Politics in France - Parties, Voters and Elections - The State and Civil Society: Pressure and Interest Groups - PART 4: FRANCE AND EUROPE - France and Europe: Policy Making and Politics - Conclusion - Notes - Further Reading - Bibliography - Index