Word: hoffmann
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...SEARCH OF FRANCE, by Stanley Hoffmann, Charles P. Kindleberger, Laurence Wylie, Jesse R. Pitts, Jean-Baptiste Duroselle, and Francois Goguel, Harvard University Press...
...adaptation that France has made to the modern world economically and socially remains, Goguel and Stanley Hoffmann conclude, "almost wholly to be worked out and implemented in political terms." Although Goguel concedes it is possible to argue that the political institutions of France since 1958 have changed drastically, he contends the nature of these changes have not been fundamental enough to permit them to be considered on the same level of significance as the economic and social changes. "The institutions of the Fifth Republic," says Goguel, are not rooted in the country. There is nothing to assure their continuation because...
...these is the traditional French educational system, which in addition to being one of the greatest factors of social immobility has failed to cultivate a democratic style of authority in French society. The crucial importance of France's political problems is emphasized through the various studies, especially those of Hoffmann and Goguel. Both men point out that France's political problems involve non-political elements as well. Hoffmann concludes that the final paradox of the French political system is just this, that "reforms in the political system alone will not be enough to bridge the gap" between the political system...
...Hoffmann Opposes European Force...
Another member of the panel, Stanley H. Hoffmann, associate professor of Government, denied that a European deterrent force would help stabilize the world situation. "A European deterrent implies some measure of German participation," Hoffman said, "and I can't imagine a situation less stable than one which involved German control of nuclear weapons...