The Left's Dirty Job The Politics of Industrial Restructuring in France and Spain |
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| Author:
| Smith, W. Rand |
| Series title: | Pitt Series in Policy and Institutional Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8229-7189-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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The Left's Dirty Job compares the experiences of recent socialist governments in France and Spain, examining how the governments of François Mitterrand (1981-1995) and Felipe González (1982-1996) provide a key test of whether a leftist approach to industrial restructuring is possible. This study argues that, in fact, both governments' policies generally resembled those of other European governments in their emphasis on market-adapting measures that eliminated thousands of...
More Description The Left's Dirty Job compares the experiences of recent socialist governments in France and Spain, examining how the governments of François Mitterrand (1981-1995) and Felipe González (1982-1996) provide a key test of whether a leftist approach to industrial restructuring is possible. This study argues that, in fact, both governments' policies generally resembled those of other European governments in their emphasis on market-adapting measures that eliminated thousands of jobs while providing income support for displaced workers. Featuring extensive field work and interviews with over one hundred political, labor, and business leaders, this study is the first systematic comparison of these important socialist governments.