"The Left s Dirty Job "compares the experiences of recent socialist governments in France and Spain, examining how the governments of Francois Mitterrand (1981 1995) and Felipe Gonzalez (1982 1996) provide a key test of whether a leftist approach to industrial restructuring is possible. This study argues that, in fact, both governments policies generally resembled those of other European governments in their emphasis on market-adapting measures that eliminated thousands of jobs while providing income support for displaced workers. Featuring extensive field work and interviews with over one...
"The Left s Dirty Job "compares the experiences of recent socialist governments in France and Spain, examining how the governments of Francois Mitterr...
