France in the Age of Organization

France in the Age of OrganizationIn interwar France, there was a growing sense that organization was the solution to the nations perceived social, economic and political ills. This book examines the roots of this idea in the industrial rationalization movement and its manifestations in areas as diverse as domestic organization and economic planning. In doing so, it shows how experts in fields ranging from engineering to the biological sciences shaped visions of a rational socio

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