From State to Market?(English, Paperback, Schmidt Vivien A.)

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From State to Market?(English, Paperback, Schmidt Vivien A.) is written by Schmidt Vivien A. and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0521555531 (ISBN 10) and 9780521555531 (ISBN 13).

The Mitterrand years saw the transformation of business and its relationship to government. From State to Market, first published in 1996, details the governmental policies toward business that went from nationalization to privatization, deregulation, and ever-increasing European integration, bringing with them the move from a dirigiste, or state-directed, economy to a more market-oriented one. Professor Schmidt profiles the players, the interpenetrating elite of top business and government officials who share common state educational history and career track and who, as the beneficiaries of the all-pervasive culture of the state, have managed not only to maintain their hold in the ministries but also to colonize industry. This book, which spans the fields of public policy and political economy, contains both empirical information - the results of over forty interviews with top business and government officials - and a theoretical framework that sets French state-society relations in comparative perspective.