Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Tables xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Abbreviations xxi
6. PART ONE. The Problem of the State
7. 1. Introduction 3
8. 2. State Structures and State Power 13
9. PART TWO. The Legacy of History
10. 3. The Eternal Dilemma 33
11. 4. The Eternal Crisis 60
12. PART THREE. Marshaling Forces
13. 5. The Need for Change 91
14. 6. The Modernization of the Profession: Changing a Mentality 107
15. 7. The Modernization of the Profession: Information and the Computer 132
16. 8. Organization 148
17. PART FOUR. Policymaking under Centralization
18. 9. Socialism and the Profession 173
19. 10. Socialism and the Reform of the Profession 196
20. 11. The Profession and the State 234
21. 12. The Profession's Bankers 256
22. 13. Planning the Future: The Notaires and the Cause des Depots 275
23. PART FIVE. Conclusion
24. 14. Centralization and the Failure of a Reform 299
25. Glossary 331
26. Index 333