Mr. Barre by Henri Amouroux

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The biography of Raymond Barre by Henri Amouroux , a portrait of an exceptional statesman.

The economist who became Prime Minister

This essential biography explores:

• Raymond Barre, economist : Professor of economics and Vice-President of the European Commission
• Prime Minister from 1976 to 1981 : Under the presidency of Giscard d'Estaing
• The Barre Plan : Defending the franc and fighting inflation
• The European Community : Its role in Brussels and its vision of Europe
• Member of Parliament and Mayor of Lyon : His roots in the Lyon political microcosm
• General de Gaulle : His relations with Gaullism and the French right
• Raymond Aron and the intellectuals : His links with liberal thinkers
• Jean-Pierre Raffarin : Raymond Barre's political legacy

Henri Amouroux paints a portrait of a rigorous and independent statesman, an economist by training who became one of the most respected Prime Ministers of the Fifth Republic. This biography is essential for understanding French and European economic policy in the 1970s and 1980s.

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