Contested Liberalization: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Conflict in France

ISBN-13: 9781009283335 / Angielski

Jonah D. Levy

Opis

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.

Recenzje

'This is far and away the best single volume account, in English or French, of the liberalization project in France and its challenges and limitations. In this tour de force, Levy provides a comprehensive, acute and often brilliant analysis of forty years of contested liberalization 'without liberals', culminating in a detailed account of the Macron presidency and its inept and rapid retreat from liberalization.' Chris Howell, Oberlin College

Spis treści

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.