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Governing and Governance in France
Contributor(s): Cole, Alistair (Author)

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ISBN: 0521845831     ISBN-13: 9780521845830
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $81.70  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2008
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | World - General
- Political Science | Political Process - General
- Political Science | American Government - General
Dewey: 320.944
LCCN: 2008014965
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.19 lbs) 264 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - French
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
 
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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 globalization, Europeanisation, decentralization, 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 organized 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.

Contributor Bio(s): Cole, Alistair: - Alistair Cole is Professor of European Politics in the Politics Department of the School of European Studies, Cardiff University and one of the UK's leading scholars of French politics.
 
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