An account of a the formative period in French economic history, topics range from post-war negotiations, the modernization of French agriculture, to the liberalization of trade in the 1950s. 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.
Autorentext
Frances M.B. Lynch is Reader in French Studies at the University of Westminster. Her publications include the co-authored The Frontier of National Sovereignty (1993).
Zusammenfassung
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.
Inhalt
Introduction 1 OUT OF THE ABYSS 2 NEGOTIATING AMERICAN AID 3 FRANCE AND THE MARSHALL PLAN 4 FINANCING INVESTMENT UNDER THE MONNET PLAN 5 FRANCE AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF WESTERN EUROPE 6 TRADE LIBERALIZATION OR PROTECTION? 7 MODERNIZING FRENCH AGRICULTURE 8 TOWARDS THE COMMON MARKET 9 THE RETREAT FROM EMPIRE