Private Power and Centralization in France The Notaires and the State

Our perceptions of France are not much different today from de Tocqueville's over a century go: a strong state confronting a weak and disorganized society. here a well-know expert on modern French politics maintains that this view is now in need of serious revision. By examining the relationship between the notaires, members of s significant French legal profession with deep roots in French history, and the state, Ezra Suleiman demonstrates that clientelism exists and may be more dangerous in a centralized state that in a decentralized one.Suleiman, Ezra N. is the author of 'Private Power and Centralization in France The Notaires and the State' with ISBN 9780691077536 and ISBN 0691077533.