Book cover; title; copyright; preface; contents; introduction; abbreviations; chapter 1 origins of christian democracy in france; chapter 2 christian democratic doctrine and constitutional theory; chapter 3 the mouvement republicain populaire (mrp); chapter 4 economic and social policy; chapter 5 agriculture; chapter 6 foreign policy; chapter 7 colonial policy; chapter 8 christian democracy in the fifth republic; conclusion; bibliography; index
Summary
Traces the development of Christian democracy in France from its origins in the 1830s, discussing its theories and its importance in French history and politics, with reference to the Fourth Republic (1946-58) when the MRP was one of the key centre parties. This book provides an analysis of MRP, its economic, foreign and colonial policies
