ABSTRACT

This is a comprehensive history of a critically formative period in French economic history. Frances Lynch covers topics such as the post-war negotiations for American aid, the reconstruction of a capital market, the modernization of French agriculture, the liberalization of trade in the 1950s and subsequent economic growth.

chapter 1|15 pages

OUT OF THE ABYSS

chapter 2|26 pages

NEGOTIATING AMERICAN AID

chapter 3|18 pages

FRANCE AND THE MARSHALL PLAN

chapter 4|28 pages

FINANCING INVESTMENT UNDER THE MONNET PLAN

chapter 6|16 pages

TRADE LIBERALIZATION OR PROTECTION?

chapter 7|22 pages

MODERNIZING FRENCH AGRICULTURE

chapter 8|14 pages

TOWARDS THE COMMON MARKET

chapter 9|21 pages

THE RETREAT FROM EMPIRE