local concerns. Studies from seven OECD countries are presented (Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, the United …, regional training in France and Australia’s efforts to customise policies to local needs. Based on the country studies, the …

trajectories of capitalism in Great Britain, France, and Germany. Fioretos shows that membership in international organizations …

France is often described as one of the last Western economies unable to reform itself in the face of globalization … interlinking historical, economic, and political factors and by comparing France with other nations, this book explains the puzzle … presented by the development of France. Understanding France's economy requires downplaying the usual policy injunctions …

groundbreaking book."-Martin A. Schain, New York University Little noticed by much of the world, France, during the 1960s and 1970s … of Complexity: Social Insurance in France -- 3 Continuity and Change in French Social Policy: The Welfare State under … Gaullism, Liberalism, and Socialism -- 4 The Continuity of Crisis: Patterns of Health Care Policymaking in France, 1978 …