Affluence and the French Worker in the Fourth Republic

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The author explores the enduring leftist nature of French working-class politics amid industrialization and rising living standards. By reexamining survey data from two French organizations, he reveals that greater affluence is linked to social changes that foster radicalism. As rural and small-town workers migrate to urban areas and large factories, they encounter political activists who shape their understanding of newfound wealth through a Communist lens, influencing their political perspectives.