Debating the Crisis of the French Social Model

Arthur Goldhammer points out an interesting PBS video on the crisis of the French social model. On the same website, you can also read an interview with Bruno Palier, professor at Sciences Po in Paris, in which he explains that France has actually changed a lot more than many people believe.  On related issues, you may also read a recent post about the difficulty of getting a summer job in France on the Jours tranquilles à Clichy-sous-Bois blog (particularly the readers’ reactions) as well as Timothy Smith’s controversial book France in Crisis. Finally, for a comparative analysis of the relationship between globalization and the reform of European social models, it’s worth looking at an article from Bruegel economist André Sapir.