Article from ROAPE Volume 3 Number 6
Gaullist Legacy: Patterns of French Neo-Colonialism

Cartierism; former colonies; French neo-colonialism. France has maintained an economic and cultural stranglehold on its former colonies, backed by significant military presence. Far from being de-colonised, the former French colonies have experienced an increase in French economic entrenchment in the post-independence era. In important ways the mechanisms of French neo-colonialism differ from those of the British. FAC, CCCE. Gorse Report;