Contested Liberalization - Historical Legacies and Contemporary Conflict in France

"Levy reveals why economic liberalization is so contested in France, with a comprehensive explanation of economic and social policy since the 1980s. This book will interest scholars and students of political economy and comparative politics, especially those working on economic liberalization, French politics, and the welfare state"--

List of contents

1. Three legacies of dirigisme: the contested politics of economic liberalization in France; 2. From the dirigiste state to the social anesthesia state; 3. Liberalization without liberals: the French right's ambivalence toward economic liberalization; 4. Skinny politics: reforming alone; 5. Jupiter's limits: from initial achievements to the yellow vest crisis; 6. Rinse and repeat: a mitigated mea culpa and continued contestation; 7. 'Whatever it costs: Macron's statist response to the COVID-19 crisis; 8. Beyond contestation; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Jonah D. Levy's research focuses on French politics and political economy. He is the author of Tocqueville's Revenge: State and Society in Contemporary France (1999) and The State after Statism: New State Activities in the Age of Liberalization (2006). Levy is the Director of Berkeley's Center of Excellence in French and Francophone Studies.

Summary

Levy reveals why economic liberalization is so contested in France, with a comprehensive explanation of economic and social policy since the 1980s. This book will interest scholars and students of political economy and comparative politics, especially those working on economic liberalization, French politics, and the welfare state.

Product details

• Authors: Jonah D. Levy, Jonah D. (University of California Levy, Levy Jonah D.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9781009283335
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0928333-5
• No. of pages: 350
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; France, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Political Economy, Comparative Politics, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Social welfare and social services, Constitution: government & the state, Academic style, Academism, Academicism