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Economic Management and French Business

From de Gaulle to Chirac

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  • © 2002

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  1. Mairi Maclean

    1. University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction: Economic Growth and the Transformation of French Business

    • Mairi Maclean
    Pages 1-16

  3. Enduring Influences: French Business and the State

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    Pages 17-44

  4. Liberation, Modernisation and the Fourth Republic

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    Pages 45-72

  5. The ‘Golden Age’ of the Gaullist Era

    • Mairi Maclean
    Pages 73-107

  6. The Giscard Years: from Prosperity to Deepening Crisis

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    Pages 108-130

  7. The Socialist Experiment: Coming to Terms with Economic Realities

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    Pages 131-154

  8. Competitive Liberalism and European Ambitions

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    Pages 155-183

  9. French Business and Global Economic Integration

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    Pages 184-217

  10. Conclusion

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    Pages 218-231

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 232-293
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About this book

How is it that the modest pace of change which typified the French economy a century ago gave way after 1945 to a new, revived capitalism and a superior economic performance? Maclean traces the development of French economic and business life in the context of the European and international economy over the past fifty years. She examines the main economic trends and events: from nationalization to privatization; from war with Germany to reconciliation and ever-greater union; from the franc to the euro; and from national champions to mega-mergers with foreign companies. Maclean argues that the new French capitalism of the twenty-first century is the product of an ideological struggle in which the forces of modernization triumphed over the old guard of French nationalism.

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'This study stands as the most thorough and thoughtful examination of the relationship between the French state and business and the French national business system in the English language...this will remain a definitive study for years to come.' - David Howarth, Modern and Contemporary France

'...a most welcome addition to the growing number of books seeking to explain the transformation of France in the postwar world'. Frances M.B. Lynch, Modern and Contemporary France

'This study stands as the most thorough and thoughtful examination of the relationship between the French state and business and the French national business system in the English language.' - David Howarth, Modern & Contemporary France

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

    Mairi Maclean

About the author

MAIRI MACLEAN is Professor of European Business at the University of the West of England, Bristol. She has published widely in the field of French business and comparative European business.

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