Affluence and the French Worker in the Fourth Republic

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The author investigates the enduring leftist tendencies in French working-class politics amidst industrialization and rising living standards. By reexamining survey data from two French organizations, he reveals that growing affluence coincides with social structural changes that foster radicalism. As rural and small-town workers migrate to urban centers and large factories, they encounter political activists who introduce a Communist perspective, shaping their understanding of newfound prosperity.