Abstract
The Thirty Glorious Years, a period of economic prosperity and social change in France and other Western countries from 1945 to 1973, marked by rapid growth, low inflation, and significant improvements in living standards.
Extract
[...] Social relations deteriorate, revealing themselves strongly during revolts such as May 1968. Families are also transformed by the emergence of women in the labor market and urbanization. The role of consumption is also both created and extended. Although it is still limited at the time, the Thirty Glorious Years lay the foundations for future overconsumption and its long-term social and economic influence in the Western world. Therefore, even if the Thirty Glorious Years mark a certain unprecedented prosperity, they also mark the growing tension that will define the coming decades. [...]
[...] This Chinese economic miracle was made possible by cheap labor, exports, and massive investment in infrastructure and innovation. At the same time, millions of people have emerged from poverty, large cities have appeared, and China has become the world's workshop. However, this very rapid growth has also brought problems such as social inequality, dependence on exports, and environmental issues. However, the Thirty Glorious Years are not just a period of prosperity. The living conditions of workers, although substantially improved, remain condemned. [...]
[...] The unemployment rate, for example, is less than from 1950 to 1960, demonstrating a very robust economy. In 1965, a law allows women in France to start working without their husbands' permission, which changes family structures and, in addition, the notable increase in purchasing power gives women the ability to work. The Thirty Glorious Years also prove to be a period of low inflation, less than per year, and a great growth raised thanks to the birth period. Thanks to this and the increase in life expectancy, the incentive to consume improves significantly. [...]
[...] The Thirty Glorious Years at the end and their repercussions The oil crisis and oil shocks Globalisation and migrations. The Sustainable Transition of French Society The Economy and Society of Contemporary France. Conclusion Synthesis Introduction Synthesis The Thirty Glorious Years: definitions and different growths Called the Thirty Glorious Years, which literally means the glorious years in French, it was a period between 1945 and 1973 after the Second World War in France, economist Jean Fourastié made this term popular following the publication The Thirty Glorious Years or The Secret Revolution in 1979. [...]
[...] Nevertheless, these thirty years of progress are marked by economic and social advances for Western society, let's take the example of France and the Japanese economy. These two countries become, ten years before the end of the Thirty Glorious Years, more economically productive than the United States, thanks to the remarkable increase in the productivity rate. The SMIG is introduced in France from 1950; combined with wage increases, it significantly increases the purchasing power of households and accompanies the development of the consumer society and free time. [...]
