| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
xvi, 300 pages : 1 map ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Comparative government and politics |
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Comparative government and politics (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1 France: An Introduction 1 -- Geographical Diversity 2 -- The Impact of the French Revolution 5 -- Church and State 6 -- The Legacy of Napoleon 9 -- The Evolution of the Republic 10 -- The Rise of Socialism 11 -- Occupation, Resistance, Liberation 12 -- Division and Instability 14 -- Reconstruction and Modernization 17 -- State, Society and Economy under the Fifth Republic 18 -- Social Changes 26 -- 2 The Constitutional Framework 31 -- The Constitutions of the Third and Fourth Republics 32 -- The Demand for a New Constitution in 1958 33 -- The Objectives of the Authors of the Constitution 35 -- The Letter of the Constitution 38 -- Amending the Constitution 42 -- The Constitutional Balance: What Type of Regime? 48 -- The Development of the Regime 50 -- The Constitutional Council 55 -- 3 President and Prime Minister: Executive Leadership 63 -- The Nature of the Fifth Republican Presidency 64 -- The Head of Government: The Prime Minister 66 -- The Prime Minister and the President 67 -- The Formal Resources of the Presidency 71 -- The Position of the Prime Minister 78 -- 4 President and Prime Minister: Political Roles and Evolving Relationships 83 -- Presidential Practice 83 -- The Political Role of the Prime Minister 91 -- Cohabitation 94 -- Limitations and Constraints 97 -- 5 The Governmental Machine: Ministers and Civil Servants 106 -- The Machinery of Government 106 -- The Characteristics of Ministers 110 -- The Pathology of the Ministerial Role: Corruption and Scandal 113 -- The Coordination of the Work of the Government 117 -- The French Administrative Tradition 121 -- Control of the Administration 131 -- The Nature of Policy-Making: Image and Reality 134 -- 6 Local Government 141 -- The Units of Local Government 141 -- The Electoral and Administrative Structures of Local Government 150 -- The Resources of Local Authorities 158 -- Continuity and Change: Patterns of Local -- Central Relationships 159 -- 7 Parliament 165 -- The Structure of Parliament 165 -- The Members of Parliament: Characteristics and Conditions 169 -- The Organization of Parliamentary Work 171 -- The Functions of Parliament: Opportunities and Constraints 175 -- 8 Party Politics in France 190 -- The Shadow of the Past: Cleavages and Party Organization 194 -- Personalities, Power Bases, Fission, Fusion 195 -- Electoral Systems and the Survival of Multipartyism 196 -- Party Development and Change 201 -- 9 The State and Civil Society: Pressure and Interest Groups 227 -- The Nature of the Interest Groups 230 -- The Role of the Groups: Context, Tactics and Responses 241 -- 10 Policy Making and Politics: Issues and Approaches 252 -- France and the European Union 253 -- Economic Policy 262 -- Services Publics 266 -- Immigration and Race Relations 269. |
| Subject |
France -- Politics and government -- 1789-
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France -- Politics and government -- 1789-
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89.40 internal relations of the state: general. (NL-LeOCL)077608933
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Politique.
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Institutions politiques.
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France.
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Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
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France. (OCoLC)fst01204289
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Politieke stelsels.
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Politisches System (DE-588)4046584-6
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Frankreich (DE-588)4018145-5
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1789
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| ISBN |
033399440X (cloth) |
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9780333994405 (cloth) |
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0333994418 (pbk.) |
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9780333994412 (pbk.) |
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