Little noticed by much of the world, France, during the 1960s and 1970s, developed one of the most generous welfare states in the world. This text describes and explains some of the problems that have emerged in its wake. Contributors to this volume are: Douglas E. Ashford (University of Pittsburgh), David R. Cameron (Yale University), Bruno Jobert (National Centre for Scientific Research), Remi Lenoir (University of Paris), Nathan H. Schwartz (University of Louisville) and David Wilsford (Georgia Institute of Technology).
