'Jenkins fills a large gap in international literature on France, and does so in a work that is clearly structured and highly readable.' Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 55:2 'Its main quality is its willingness to respect the complexity of this topic and the country's history. This Anglo-Saxon view of labor relations in France- and more generally of French society- provides even French sociologists with distance and fresh analysis of their country's reactions to globalization.' Contemporary Sociology 31,2

• Introduction: The French “Exception”.- The “Reform of Work ”and the Evolution of Participative Management in France.- A Decade of Technological Moderization: Negotiation and Organizational Change During the 1980s.- Toward Quality and Process Redesign: The ‘Lean’ Revolution in French Industry.- Decentralized Bargaining and the Spread of “Individualization” in Employee Appraisal and Remuneration.- Employment Crisis, Restructuring, and “Downsizing”.- The Impact of New Flexibilities on Working Time and Contracts.- Conclusion: Crisis, Conflict, and Reform in French Work and Society.- Conclusion: Crisis, Conflict, and Reform in French Work and Society.