Chirac's France, 1986-88 : contemporary issues in French society
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Chirac's France, 1986-88 : contemporary issues in French society
Macmillan, 1991
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Bibliography: p. 237-242
Includes index
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In the late 1980's France still bore the scars of an extended period of recession, while many of the issues which had divided French society over the previous decade remained unresolved. It was against this background, and in the unusual circumstances of `cohabiting' with a President drawn from an opposing political party, that Jacques Chirac became prime minister. Compared with his socialist predecessors, he was pledged to a very different set of policies, underpinned by the desire to reduce the state's role in many areas of French life. This account examines a series of key and often controversial issues related to this critical period of contemporary French history; these include privatisation, unemployment, immigration, education, international terrorism and the question of cohabitation itself.
Table of Contents
- France - March 1986
- Jacques Chirac - the road to Matignon
- Cohabitation - an inevitable confrontation?
- A nation terrorised
- Problems of society - two case studies
- Education in turmoil
- The battle against unemployment
- The economy - a difficult recovery
- Privatization - rolling back the French state
- Regional development - revised thinking
- 1988 - a further turning point.
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