vi | Contents Louis XIV and the Absolute Monarchy 65 Louis XVI and the End of the Ancien Régime 66 Macron (Emmanuel) and the New Political Landscape of France 69 Mitterrand (François) and France in the 1980s and 1990s 72 Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) and the First Empire 73 Napoleon III and the Second Empire 75 Robespierre (Maximilien) and the French Revolution 77 Sarkozy (Nicolas) and the Hyper Presidency 78 Selected Bibliography 79 Chapter 3: Government and Politics 87 Overview 87 Center 90 Constitutional Council 92 Counterterrorism 93 Elections 95 European Union 96 Far Right 98 Judicial System 99 Left 102 Military 105 Parliament 106 Presidency and Executive Branch 107 Protests 109 Republic 111 Right 114 Selected Bibliography 116 Chapter 4: Economy 123 Overview 123 Agriculture 127 Budget, Debt, and Taxes 129 Energy 130 Financial Sector 131 Innovation and Startups 134 Labor Relations 136 Luxury Goods 139 Major Industries 140 Public Sector and Privatization 142 Social Security and Healthcare 144 Tourism 148 Trade 149 Unemployment 150 Selected Bibliography 152
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