The French Winter of Discontent
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9201219 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Singer (0000-0001-5479-2806), Daniel E Singer (0000-0001-6145-4848, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 130 |
| Publication date | 1997-07-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Monthly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520 |
| Publisher | Monthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14452/mr-049-03-1997-07_9 |
| OpenAlex | W2010205783 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
On November 15 1995 Alain Juppe, the arrogant French Prime Minister, presented his plan to parliament for mastering expenditure on welfare, and particularly on national health. His proposed reform of the social services would, among other things, give him powers to act by decree and to transfer control of social services to parliament, away from bodies controlled jointly by employers and employees. He did not know, nor did anyone else, that he would precipitate one of those French upheavals which, while not necessarily shaking up the world, always give it plenty to think about.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website
Decree · Media studies · Parliament · Plan (archaeology) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prime (order theory) · Prime minister · Social Welfare · Sociology · Welfare · Healthcare Systems and Practices · History · Law · Public Administration · Social Policies and Family · Social Sciences and Governance
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.04 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 1998 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |