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Klappentext From State to Market examines the changing role of the French state in the economy between 1981 and 1995 and its impact on business. Zusammenfassung From State to Market examines the changing role of the French state in the economy between 1981 and 1995 and its impact on business. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword; Introduction: Modernizing France; Part I. Restating Public Policy: France in Comparative Perspective: 1. Between states and society; 2. The statist pattern of policymaking; Part II. Modernizing Government: the Policies Toward Business: 3. Building the dirigiste state; 4. From dirigisme to disengagement; 5. Dirigiste disengagement; 6. Everyday disengagement; Part III. Between Ministry and Industry: the Process of Policymaking: 7. In the ministries; 8. Between ministry and industry; Part IV. Elites in Ministries and Industries: the Players in the Policymaking Process: 9. Elites in the ministries and industries; 10. Explaining elite dominance: the idea of the state as state of mind, or esprit d'état comme état d'esprit; Part V. Modernizing Business: The Changes in Economic Profile and Management Practice: 11. Revitalizing the economy; 12. Restructuring French capitalism: the impact of changes in state ownership and control; 13. Reforming managerial practice; Conclusion.
