| The Left's Dirty Job: The Politics of Industrial Restructuring in France and Spain Contributor(s): Smith, W. Rand (Author) |
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ISBN: 0822956586 ISBN-13: 9780822956587 Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1998 Annotation: "The Left's Dirty Job "compares the experiences of recent socialist governments in France and Spain, examining how the governments of Francois Mitterrand (1981-1995) and Felipe Gonzalez (1982-1996) provide a key test of whether a leftist approach to industrial restructuring is possible. This study argues that, in fact, both governments' policies generally resembled those of other European governments in their emphasis on market-adapting measures that eliminated thousands of jobs while providing income support for displaced workers. Featuring extensive field work and interviews with over one hundred political, labor, and business leaders, this study is the first systematic comparison of these important socialist governments. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Business & Economics | Economics - Comparative - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
| Dewey: 338.944 |
| LCCN: 97045319 |
| Series: Pitt Series in Policy and Institutional Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.05" W x 9.07" (1.00 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
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| Publisher Description: The Left's Dirty Job compares the experiences of recent socialist governments in France and Spain, examining how the governments of François Mitterrand (1981-1995) and Felipe González (1982-1996) provide a key test of whether a leftist approach to industrial restructuring is possible. This study argues that, in fact, both governments' policies generally resembled those of other European governments in their emphasis on market-adapting measures that eliminated thousands of jobs while providing income support for displaced workers. Featuring extensive field work and interviews with over one hundred political, labor, and business leaders, this study is the first systematic comparison of these important socialist governments. |
