ABSTRACT

First published in 1979, this richly documented study of French development from the early nineteenth century to the present day is of particular importance to students both of history and economics. Francis Caron moves as confidently through the fields of current economic policy and modern economics as he does through the traditional subject matter of French nineteenth-century economic history. His book incorporates the mass of research that has appeared in monograph and periodical form in recent years, making it accessible for the first time to the English-speaking reader.

part One|5 pages

The Nineteenth Century (1815–1914)

chapter Two|14 pages

Institutional and Technical Development

chapter Three|15 pages

Financial Development

chapter Four|23 pages

The Formation of Capital

chapter Five|30 pages

The Development of Trade

chapter Six|18 pages

Agriculture

chapter Seven|28 pages

Industrialization

chapter Eight|9 pages

The Structures of French Industrial Capitalism

part Two|4 pages

The Twentieth Century

chapter Nine|28 pages

Growth in France in the Twentieth Century

chapter Ten|15 pages

Structures and Growth

chapter Eleven|22 pages

Analysis of Some Sectors

chapter Thirteen|31 pages

Business Structures

chapter Fourteen|55 pages

State Policy and Business Management, 1950–1973

chapter |5 pages

Conclusion