Contested Liberalization Historical Legacies and Contemporary Conflict in France
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Jonah D. Levy's research focuses on French politics and political economy. He is the author of Tocqueville's Revenge: State and Society in Contemporary France (1999) and The State after Statism: New State Activities in the Age of Liberalization (2006). Levy is the Director of Berkeley's Center of Excellence in French and Francophone Studies.Contested Liberalization Historical Legacies and Contemporary Conflict in France
'With lively prose and incisive analysis, this book demystifies Europe's most mysterious political economy. Jonah Levy brings vast knowledge and important comparative perspectives to his forensic examination of why France has failed to liberalize as fully as its neighbors. The result is not only a magisterial overview of the French political economy across five decades but a work that will interest anyone interested in how polities and their policies change over time.' Peter A. Hall, Harvard University
'This is the most profoundly illuminating and depressing (but also exciting) book on the French political economy written in recent decades. It shows the sui generis nature of contemporary France. And it stands alongside the work of Phillip Williams in the 1960s and of John Zysman in the 1980s as the most profound interpretations of France.' David Soskice, London School of Economics
'This is far and away the best single volume account, in English or French, of the liberalization project in France and its challenges and limitations. In this tour de force, Levy provides a comprehensive, acute and often brilliant analysis of forty years of contested liberalization 'without liberals', culminating in a detailed account of the Macron presidency and its inept and rapid retreat from liberalization.' Chris Howell, Oberlin College
'… this timely book will prove insightful to students of comparative political economy, especially those with keen interests in contemporary France. … Highly recommended.' T. D. Lancaster, Choice
'A recurring question in political economy is why economic liberalization is more contested in France than in other developed countries. Jonah Levy's book attempts to answer this question by analyzing the economic and political history of France over the last few decades.' Bruno Amable, Perspectives on Politics
'With lively prose and incisive analysis, this book demystifies Europe's most mysterious political economy. Jonah Levy brings vast knowledge and important comparative perspectives to his forensic examination of why France has failed to liberalize as fully as its neighbors. The result is not only a magisterial overview of the French political economy across five decades but a work that will interest anyone interested in how polities and their policies change over time.' Peter A. Hall, Harvard University
'This is the most profoundly illuminating and depressing (but also exciting) book on the French political economy written in recent decades. It shows the sui generis nature of contemporary France. And it stands alongside the work of Phillip Williams in the 1960s and of John Zysman in the 1980s as the most profound interpretations of France.' David Soskice, London School of Economics
'This is far and away the best single volume account, in English or French, of the liberalization project in France and its challenges and limitations. In this tour de force, Levy provides a comprehensive, acute and often brilliant analysis of forty years of contested liberalization 'without liberals', culminating in a detailed account of the Macron presidency and its inept and rapid retreat from liberalization.' Chris Howell, Oberlin College
'… this timely book will prove insightful to students of comparative political economy, especially those with keen interests in contemporary France. … Highly recommended.' T. D. Lancaster, Choice
'A recurring question in political economy is why economic liberalization is more contested in France than in other developed countries. Jonah Levy's book attempts to answer this question by analyzing the economic and political history of France over the last few decades.' Bruno Amable, Perspectives on Politics