The Left's Dirty Job
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The Left's Dirty Job

The Politics of Industrial Restructuring in France and Spain

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The Left's Dirty Job

The Politics of Industrial Restructuring in France and Spain

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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 Francois Mitterrand (1981-1995) and Felipe Gonzalez (1982-1996) provide a key test of whether a leftist approach to industrial restructuring is possible. This study argues that, in fact, both governments's 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.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Figures and Tables
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Abbreviations
  5. Part I. Introduction
  6. Part II. Mixed Legacies: Postwar Political Economy and Politics
  7. Part III. Framework for Adjustment: Macroeconomic Policy in the New Europe
  8. Part IV. The Left's Dirty Job: The Left and Industrial Restructuring
  9. Notes
  10. Index