The French Welfare State: Surviving Social and Ideological Change

By John Steward Ambler and Tenney Nathanson

Book Overview

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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814706266
• ISBN13: 9780814706268
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"