Author

Publication

2008 - Cambridge University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

66,000 words, Guess

Page Count

264 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100521845831
  • ISBN-139780521845830
  • ISBN-139780521608312
  • ISBN-100521608317
  • Goodreads5909019
and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC320.944
  • LCCJN2597 .C64 2008
  • LCCJN2597.C64 2008

Description

"As a leading European nation with a particular state tradition and historical legacy, France has long fascinated foreign observers. In recent decades, the 'orthodox model' of French politics and policy-making has been challenged by powerful forces of globalisation, Europeanisation, decentralisation, administrative reform and changing patterns of state-society relations. In this compelling examination of French politics since the 1970s, Alistair Cole discusses these key challenges and identifies the key drivers of change. He argues that French-style governance is an untidy affair, rather than a neatly ordered and organised hierarchy, and that, though changes in France are comparable to those in other European Union countries, its governance is mediated by domestic institutions, interests and ideas. The pressures facing France are viewed through nationally specific lenses and mediated in ways that ensure that the French polity retains distinctive characteristics."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Governing and governance in FranceCambridge University Press2008-01-01

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