The Social Institutions of France: Translations from the First French Edition

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Pierre Laroque
Taylor & Francis, 1983 - Social Science - 802 pages
First Published in 1983. Social problems have assumed a growing importance in France, as in all developed countries, especially since the end of the last century. While traditional early nineteenth century liberalism denied the existence of social problems as such, believing the greatest possible economic freedom to be the sole solution to all evils, the emphasis is still placed more and more insistently on the need for a definite and concerted welfare effort, to increase the material well-being of individuals and families. Since the second edition of this book was published in 1962, legislation and welfare services, and social reality itself have changed as much through circumstances as through political and economic evolution. It follows that the present edition of this book is, in fact, an almost wholly new book. It attempts to present a comprehensive view of French social life, drawing attention especially to welfare services and legislation as they are at the beginning of 1979.
 

Contents

The Population of France in 1978
1
Changes in the Population
16
Section C
29
Section D
31
Section
41
The Legal and Administrative Frameworks of Social Action
51
Section
57
II
63
Section
440
People and Work
450
Section
458
The Major Lines of Employment Policy
470
PAID WORKERS IN INDUSTRY COMMERCE AND THE PUBLIC SERVICES
486
Individual
503
Status of Public Service Employees and the Development
525
THE SELFEMPLOYED WORKERS IN INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL
534

PRIVATE ACTION
71
Section
77
Section C
89
IV
99
SOCIAL SECURITY
113
Section
120
Section D
137
The Means of Preventing and Fighting Illness
151
Section C
187
III
194
I
213
Section
223
Section
236
III
242
I
254
III
263
ENVIRONMENTAL HOUSING
271
Section
279
Section C
286
URBAN TRANSPORT
300
Section
306
Family Roles and Family Structure
320
Section
326
Section C
342
Section D
350
Section
372
Section C
378
SOCIAL ASPECTS OF THE LEGISLATION AND OF THE ORGANISATION
389
Measures of a General Nature
398
III
404
Section
411
IV
423
II
434
Section B Cottage Industries
542
The Liberal Professions and the Arts
550
THE SELFEMPLOYED AND THE WAGE EARNERS IN AGRICULTURE
551
Section C
558
Section D
566
Social Life
577
Section C
587
Section B Sports and Popular Education
599
Holidays and Social Tourism
606
CONSUMPTION
612
JUSTICE AND SOCIAL LIFE
623
Section A Pensions and Old Age Allowances
630
I
640
Measures for the Compensation Readaptation and Integration
647
Section
654
Section
664
Section
682
Section C
695
II
704
DELINQUENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
715
Aliens Living in France
724
Section
736
Section C
742
Social Work
748
Section
755
Section C
765
The Nations Social Budget
773
Section B The Satellite Accounts of Social Welfare in the Framework of
780
International Comparisons
786
The National Projections
792
Appendix Information on the Social Welfare Accounts Available in 1978
802
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