Western countries such as France and Germany? A comparative-historical analysis of the development of neoliberal politics in … adversarial to business, and their welfare states more redistributive than those of France and West Germany. Monica Prasad shows … status quo. In France and West Germany, where tax structures were more regressive, industrial policy more pro-growth, and …

While a great power in the eighteenth century, France fell behind Britain's lead in modernizing her macroeconomic … created by medieval and early modern France. The difficulty experienced by the government in mobilizing resources to fight … wars was a key factor contributing to the loss of France's overseas empire in the eighteenth century. …