Contested Liberalization Historical Legacies And Contemporary Conflict In France Jonah D Levy by Jonah D. Levy 9781009283342, 1009283340 instant download after payment.

Economic liberalization has been contested and defeated in France to
an unparalleled extent in comparison to other leading political econo-
mies in Western Europe. Jonah D. Levy offers a historical explanation,
centered on the legacies of France’s postwar statist or dirigiste economic
model. Although this model was dismantled decades ago, its policy,
party-political, and institutional legacies continue to fuel the contes-
tation of liberalizing reforms today. Contested Liberalization offers a
comprehensive analysis of French economic and social policy since the
1980s, including the Macron administration. It also traces the implica-
tions of the French case for contestation in East Asia and Latin Amer-
ica. Levy concludes by identifying ways that French liberalizers could
diminish contestation, notably by adopting a more inclusive process
and more equitable allocation of the costs and benefits of liberalizing
reform. This book will interest scholars and students of political econ-
omy and comparative politics, especially those working on economic
liberalization, French politics, and the welfare state.
Jonah D. Levy is a Professor of Political Science at the University of
California Berkeley and Director of Berkeley’s Center of Excellence in
French and Francophone Studies. His research focuses on French poli-
tics and political economy. Levy is the author of Tocqueville’s Revenge:
State and Society in Contemporary France (1999) and The State after Stat-
ism: New State Activities in the Age of Liberalization (2006).