The French Welfare State : : Surviving Social and Ideological Change / / John Ambler.

"An excellent introduction to issues surrounding the postwar French welfare state."-Archives "An important and groundbreaking book."-Martin A. Schain, New York University Little noticed by much of the world, France, during the 1960s and 1970s, developed into one of the most gener...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2020]
©1991
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Other title:Frontmatter --
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Preface --
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1 Ideas, Interests, and the French Welfare State --
2 Advantages of Complexity: Social Insurance in France --
3 Continuity and Change in French Social Policy: The Welfare State under Gaullism, Liberalism, and Socialism --
4 The Continuity of Crisis: Patterns of Health Care Policymaking in France, 1978-1988 --
5 Family Policy in France since 1938 --
6 French Housing Policies in the Eighties: Complexity, Continuity, and Ideology --
7 Democracy and Social Policies: The Example of France --
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Summary:"An excellent introduction to issues surrounding the postwar French welfare state."-Archives "An important and groundbreaking book."-Martin A. Schain, New York University Little noticed by much of the world, France, during the 1960s and 1970s, developed into one of the most generous welfare states in the world. This book describes and explains this spectacular growth, and examines some of the problems that have emerged in its wake. The distinguished contributors to this volume are: Douglas E. Ashford (University of Pittsburgh), David R. Cameron (Yale University), Bruno Jobert (National Center for Scientific Research), Rmi Lenoir (University of Paris), Nathan H. Schwartz (University of Louisville), and David Wilsford (Georgia Institute of Technology).
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780814705483
9783110716924
DOI:10.18574/nyu/9780814705483.001.0001
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: John Ambler.