France Under Recession: 1981-1986This book reviews the substantial changes that occurred in France during the period in which a left wing president and government controlled the nation's destiny. In their quest for a solution to the country's mounting difficulties, the Socialists adopted a very different range of policies from their predecessors. Tuppen appraises the recent pattern of social and economic development in France, particularly the impact of recession and the socialist prescription for revival. Each chapter focuses on a limited number of significant changes and key issues that have become the subject of extensive debate. Particular emphasis is given to controversial issues such as unemployment, immigration, economic regeneration, urban renewal, and decentralization, and case studies are used extensively to help illustrate these topics. Finally, where appropriate, analysis is carried out at a regional as well as national level, lending spatial dimension to the study. |
Contents
France in the 1980s | 1 |
THE ECONOMY UNDER RECESSION | 2 |
SOCIETY IN TRANSITION | 13 |
A NEW POLITICAL FRAMEWORK | 18 |
A SPATIAL DIMENSION TO CHANGE | 26 |
Society in Disarray | 30 |
CRIME ON THE INCREASE | 39 |
THE BATTLE AGAINST UNEMPLOYMENT | 47 |
Revitalising the City | 163 |
URBAN CENTRES LOSE THEIR DYNAMISM | 168 |
REHABILITATING INNER URBAN AREAS | 177 |
LA BANLIEUE | 187 |
WIDER DIMENSIONS TO URBAN CHANGE | 204 |
Power to the Provinces | 209 |
THE BALANCE SHEET | 210 |
DECENTRALISATION UNDER MITTERRAND | 225 |
CONFLICT CONTROVERSY AND MISUNDERSTANDING | 68 |
A SOCIETY A DEUX VITESSES? | 88 |
Restructuring the Economy | 90 |
THE IMPACT OF RECESSION | 91 |
OVERHAULING INDUSTRY | 98 |
THE REALITIES OF RESTRUCTURING | 111 |
WHICH WAY FOR GROWTH? | 129 |
HIGHTECH AND THE COMPUTER AGE | 138 |
WHAT FUTURE? | 160 |
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES | 238 |
THE REGION AND REGIONAL PLANNING | 246 |
DECENTRALISATION FOUR YEARS ON | 254 |
1986The State of the Nation | 257 |
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Select Bibliography | 268 |
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