The French Workers' Movement: Economic Crisis and Political Change [Paperback]

First published in 1984. This volume brings together many of the foremost French and North American specialists on the French working class movement. Although they differ substantially in their theoretical and ideological orientation, they share a left perspective. Their original essays provide a coherent and comprehensive analysis of the history of the movement, focusing on the constraints and opportunities created by the economic crisis of the 1970s and the political change ushered in by the Socialist Partys victory in 1981.

Preface;  Introduction: The French Workers Movement at the Crossroads Mark Kesselman;  Part One: The Crisis of Capitalist Regulation and the Crisis of the Workers Movement;  1. Wage Labor, Capital Accumulation, and the Crisis, 1968-82 Robert Boyer  2. Labor and Capital in the Crisis: France, 1966-82 Benjamin Coriat;  Part Two: The Evolution of French Trade Unions;  3. The CGT, Economic Crisis, and Political Change George Ross  4. The CFDT: From the Union of Popular Forces to the Success of Social Change Ren? Mouriaux  5. The Trade Union Strategy of the CGT-FO Alain Bergounioux  6. The CGC and the Ambiguous Position of the Middle Strata Georges Benguigui and Dominique Montjardet;  Part Three: New Problems ;  7. The Decomposition and Recomposition of the Working Class Jean Lojkine  8. Trade Unionism and Technology Guy Groux  9. Trade Union Positions on the Organization of Production Anni Borzeix  10. The Problem of Women Jane Jenson  11. Trade Unions, the Environment, and the Quality of Life