From State to Market?: The Transformation of French Business and Government

By Vivien A. Schmidt

Book Overview

From State to Market? examines the changing role of the French state in the economy between 1981 and 1995 and its impact on business. Professor Schmidt details the governmental policies of nationalization, privatization, deregulation, and European integration; illuminates the statist policymaking processes through which such policies were formulated and implemented; profiles the players, the administrative and managerial elites who share common state educational background and career track; and describes the changes in economic performance, capital structure, and managerial practice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521555531
• ISBN13: 9780521555531
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"