Author : John N. Tuppen
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312044893
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (448 download)
Book Synopsis Chirac's France, 1986-88 by : John N. Tuppen
Download or read book Chirac's France, 1986-88 written by John N. Tuppen and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1991 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 1980's France still bore the scars of an extended period of recession, while many of the issues which had divided French society over the previous decade remained unresolved. It was against this background, and in the unusual circumstances of cohabiting' with a President drawn from an opposing political party, that Jacques Chirac became prime minister. Compared with his socialist predecessors, he was pledged to a very different set of policies, underpinned by the desire to reduce the state's role in many areas of French life. This account examines a series of key and often controversial issues related to this critical period of contemporary French history; these include privatisation, unemployment, immigration, education, international terrorism and the question of cohabitation itself.