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‘Les Trente Glorieuses’ is the name given to the period of enormous economic expansion in France. Following the war many European countries saw a long period of economic prosperity and rising standards of living that lasted until the 1970s. These thirty glorious years of growth, prosperity and abrupt social change occurred in France following their liberation in 1944 and continued up until the oil crisis of 1973, and the resultant economic depression. ... French attitude became one of reconstruction and production. ... Much of French industry became nationalised including the coal, gas and electricity utilities, as well as banks and airlines (Banque de France, Air France). ...
Previous French governments had introduced various measures to bolster the population, which had steadily been decreasing since the First World War. ... During ‘Les Trente Glorieuses’ the number of births was much greater than the number of deaths. ... These all led to changes in French cultural attitudes and the slowing down of the birth rate.
The rising birth rate was accompanied by increases in other areas of French society. ... French men and women were able to enjoy longer holidays; in-fact from 1956 to 1969 there was an increase in annual holiday time which led to the standard amount of holiday rising from three to four weeks. ... In-fact, by the end of the 1950s, 26% of French families owned a television, 7. ... With an entirely new market to cater for, manufacturers had to change their ideas, and comfort and luxury took a back seat to practicality and value for money. ...
There was a rapid process of urbanisation during ‘Les Trente Glorieuses’.
Approximate Word count = 1310
Approximate Pages = 5.2
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