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Political Science General

Politics of Transport in Twentieth-Century France

by (author) Joseph Jones

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Jul 1984
Category
General, France
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773560970
    Publish Date
    Jul 1984
    List Price
    $110.00

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Joseph Jones's study focuses on the period since World War I. In these years the stability of the transport world was shaken by the effect of automobile competition upon the railways' near monopoly. A republican tradition based on fear of monopoloy and protection of local facilities had emerged in the era when rail was king. In the 1930s and 1940s transport policy became a tug of war between supporters of this tradition and those who felt that a new approach was needed to cope with competition, economic depression, and war. Legislative proposals led to heated discussion as railway companies, car manufacturers, truckers, oil companies, small business, local authorities, and trade unions fought to defend their interests. Dr Jones's study of these conflicts, based uopn extensive archival research, illustrates the tension between state planning economic liberalism wihch has been the central issue in economic policy in twentieth-century France.

About the author

Joseph Jones lived in Aquin’s Montreal during the October Crisis. A thematic quest that has extended over three decades led him to uncover this novella. Joseph Jones lives in Vancouver, BC.

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