Introduction.- Chapter 1: Why Neoliberalism Spread in Some Countries, But Not Others.- Chapter 2: The spread of neoliberalism in French public policies: Is there a French exception ?.- Chapter 3: The Value of Public Opinion, Political Party Discourse and the Politics of Liberalisation in France.- Chapter 4: The Structure of French Knowledge Regimes as a Factor in Resistance to Neoliberalism.- Chapter 5: A spring without a summer the political failure of neoliberalism (1984-2012).- CONCLUSION: Why it didnt happen here.