France and the International Economy: From Vichy to the Treaty of Rome (Routledge Explorations in Economic History)

This is a comprehensive history of a critically formative period in French economic history. Frances Lynch covers topics such as the post-war negotiations for American aid, the reconstruction of a capital market, the modernization of French agriculture, the liberalization of trade in the 1950s and subsequent economic growth. 1. Out Of The Abyss. The Legacy Of The Past. The French Economy Between The Wars. Planning For The Postwar. Planning Under Vichy. The Legacy Of The French Resistance. National Security Issues -- 2. Negotiating American Aid. The Lend-lease Agreement With The United States. An American Loan. The Blum-byrnes Negotiations. The Failure Of A Mission? -- 3. France And The Marshall Plan. The 1947 Crisis. The Economic Effects Of Marshall Aid. The Modernization Of The Steel Industry. Marshall Aid And The French Machine Tool Industry -- 4. Financing Investment Under The Monnet Plan. The Counterpart Of Marshall Aid -- 5. France And The Reconstruction Of Western Europe. The French Customs Union Proposals. Marshall Aid: The Problem Of Distribution. The Long-term Programme -- 6. Trade Liberalization Or Protection? French Plans For Liberalizing Trade 1950-51. The Return To Protectionism. Alternatives To Gatt -- 7. Modernizing French Agriculture. The Monnet Plan For Agriculture. Mechanization. Land Consolidation. Use Of The Price Mechanism. The Wheat Crisis. The Revised Plan For Agriculture. -- The Second Plan For Agriculture -- 8. Towards The Common Market -- 9. The Retreat From Empire. The Imperial Plans Of Vichy And The Resistance. Postwar Planning For The Overseas Territories. The Revised Plan For The French Union. A New Commercial Regime For The Empire. Tariff Regimes In The French Union. The Future Of The French Union? Frances M.b. Lynch. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. BOOK COVER......Page 1 HALF-TITLE......Page 2 SERIES-TITLE......Page 3 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 TABLES......Page 7 PREFACE......Page 11 ABBREVIATIONS......Page 13 ARCHIVAL REFERENCES......Page 15 INTRODUCTION......Page 17 1 OUT OF THE ABYSS......Page 22 2 NEGOTIATING AMERICAN AID......Page 37 3 FRANCE AND THE MARSHALL PLAN......Page 63 4 FINANCING INVESTMENT UNDER THE MONNET PLAN......Page 81 5 FRANCE AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF WESTERN EUROPE......Page 109 6 TRADE LIBERALIZATION OR PROTECTION?......Page 131 7 MODERNIZING FRENCH AGRICULTURE......Page 147 8 TOWARDS THE COMMON MARKET......Page 169 9 THE RETREAT FROM EMPIRE......Page 183 CONCLUSION......Page 204 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 209 INDEX......Page 214 When I began my research on the economic history of postwar France I was surprisedthat almost all the literature in English was written by Americans. Many years later thisremains the case. Not only is this an intellectual curiosity but it has implications forBritain's understanding of France, of the role which France plays in the European Unionand indeed of Britain's own history. The French government's decision to sign the Treatyof Rome in 1957 was to have profound effects on Britain and on its role in the world, yetit was and remains only partially understood. The realization that France had This is a controversial and comprehensive account of a formative period in French economic history.