Chirac’s France, 1986–88 : Contemporary Issues in French Society

An examination of many aspects of French society in the late 1980s. It looks at a series of key and often controversial issues related to this critical period of contemporary French history - privatization, unemployment, immigration, education and international terrorism. Front Matter....Pages i-xii France: March 1986....Pages 1-11 Jacques Chirac — The Road to Matignon....Pages 12-35 Cohabitation — An Inevitable Confrontation?....Pages 36-59 A Nation Terrorised....Pages 60-82 Problems of Society — Two Case Studies....Pages 83-104 Education in Turmoil....Pages 105-128 The Battle Against Unemployment....Pages 129-153 The Economy: A Difficult Recovery....Pages 154-175 Privatisation — Rolling Back the French State....Pages 176-200 Regional Development: Revised Thinking....Pages 201-225 1988: A Further Turning Point....Pages 226-236 Back Matter....Pages 237-249