“The combination of a strong and interventionist state tradition and a politicized though weak trade union tradition makes analysis of the lived experience of the French steel industry in the 1970s a fascinating one. Daley's thorough analysis looks at French industrial policy, the post-World War Two developments in the industry, organized labour's response to the changing circumstances, the French government's ... Read morepolicy of 'national champions' and steel's place in this, the politics of industrial decline. . . . It is a welcome addition to the literature in the field.” —Labour History Review “France has long fascinated political scientists as the site of Western Europe's most developed experiment in state-led industrial adjustment. Anthony Daley has written a superb case study of industrial adjustment, centering on the French steel industry and examining the interplay of state, business, and labor in the adjustment process. . . . Daley's book should be read by all those interested in the comparative politics and political economy of advanced societies.” —Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences “A thorough, well documented, and intelligent discussion of a great , number of issues related to one of the most important social dilemmas of the modern era: the decline of industry in the ‘industrial’ democracies.” —Frank Baumgartner Show Less