British Dogmatism and French Pragmatism

British Dogmatism and French Pragmatism

Author: Douglas E. Ashford

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-06-09

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 1000906973

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First published in 1982, British Dogmatism and French Pragmatism presents an inquiry into how national political and administrative constraints affect the formulation and implementation of local government reform. This comparative study between British and French local politics and policymaking discusses themes like local reorganization in the welfare state; two paths from monarchy to democracy; decisions and non-decisions; can national politics make local policy; fiscal policy and local spending; capital spending and land use; and central-local politics in the welfare state. The author argues that the influence of local government systems cannot be assessed apart from the national political and administrative structures in which they are embedded. This book is a must read for scholars and researchers of political science, public administration and policy making.


Spatial Planning Systems of Britain and France

Spatial Planning Systems of Britain and France

Author: Philip Booth

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-03-12

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1134086849

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Exploring the similarities and differences between the spatial planning in Great Britain and France, this book draws on the outcomes of the Franco-British Planning Study Group. It features detailed analysis and case studies.


Local Politics and Participation in Britain and France

Local Politics and Participation in Britain and France

Author: Albert Mabileau

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0521345766

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Local participation can and does influence the political process. Local Politics and Participation in Britain and France, first published in 1990 provides a unique comparative study of the involvement of average citizens in local politics and government between national elections.


La France et ses administrations : un état des savoirs

La France et ses administrations : un état des savoirs

Author: Jean-Michel Eymeri–Douzans

Publisher: Primento

Published: 2013-06-12

Total Pages: 636

ISBN-13: 2802740849

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En pleine congruence avec l’ambition du Groupe Européen pour l’Administration Publique d’encourager les échanges interculturels, ce livre constitue une entreprise originale, mi-anglophone mi-francophone. Cet ouvrage issu du Congrès du GEAP 2010 a pour objet de combler un déplorable fossé et de donner une visibilité internationale au « cas français ». Dès lors ce livre, en 18 chapitres rédigés en français par une équipe interdisciplinaire (politistes, sociologues, historiens, socio-historiens, juristes) avec plus de 150 pages en anglais et une vaste bibliographie unifiée, entend offrir à tous les spécialistes de l’administration publique de par le monde un point d’accès unique au plus récent état des savoirs sur l’administration en France – ce pays où le mot État s’écrit avec un E majuscule. ============================================ In full compliance with the ambition of the European Group for Public Administration to encourage cross-cultural exchanges, this book is a genuinely original undertaking. It is a hybrid Anglophone-Francophone product. This book from EGPA 2010 Conference purpose to bridge a regrettable gap and to give international visibility to the “French case”. Thus, this book, in 18 chapters written in French by an interdisciplinary team (political scientists, sociologists, historians, sociohistorians, jurists) with more than 150 pages in English and a vast unified bibliography, offers to all students of public administration in the world a unique entry gate to the latest state of the art of administrative studies in France – this country where the State is to be spelled with a capital S.


State and Local Government Reforms in France and Germany

State and Local Government Reforms in France and Germany

Author: Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-12-22

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 3531902717

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The edited book aims at comparatively analysing the development and current situation of state and local government reforms in France and Germany. The articles address State and administrative traditions, intergovernmental relations, decentralisation, administrative modernisation, public finances, public sector personnel, local democracy, local (mayoral) leadership and decentral/local social policy.


Governing from the Centre

Governing from the Centre

Author: Jack Ernest Shalom Hayward

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9780199256013

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"The research findings offer precise cautionary recommendations to policy makers against the dangers of overconfident recourse to 'joined up' government. The findings are relevant, not merely to France, but also to Western states more generally."--Jacket.


Comparative Public Administration

Comparative Public Administration

Author: J.A. Chandler

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-05-30

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1317676998

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This accessible introduction to the system of public administration uses a clear, country by country analysis to the contemporary system of public administration and management in a number of significant countries. This text examines the extent to which new public management, politicians and public opinion can influence bureaucracies in various countries; in addition, it explores the role of public administration systems within the wider political systems and democratic frameworks of their states. The new edition revises and updates several of the original country studies including: the United States, France, the UK, the Republic of Ireland and Italy, and adds three more chapters on Greece, Russia, India and China. Each chapter is written to a common framework which makes comparison easier and covers the following issues: Political culture The Constitutional framework The civil service Public sector agencies Federal and local government Financing the system Co-ordination of the system Managing the system Accountability, secrecy and openness Democracy Further developments and the financial crash This student-friendly volume is a highly valuable resource for students of Politics and Administration. This textbook is essential reading for students of comparative public administration.


The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions

The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions

Author: R. A. W. Rhodes

Publisher: Oxford Handbooks Online

Published: 2008-06-12

Total Pages: 835

ISBN-13: 0199548463

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This one-volume distillation provides a comprehensive overview of the main branches of contemporary political science. It will serve as the reference book for political scientists and those following their work for years to come.


Government and Politics of France

Government and Politics of France

Author: Anne Stevens

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-03-14

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1403939969

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Updated throughout to cover the period of Chirac/Jospin cohabitation and the implications of Chirac's success in the dramatic 2002 presidential and parliamentary elections, the third edition of this popular and widely-used text provides a clear and comprehensive account of the contemporary French political system.


A Contrived Countryside

A Contrived Countryside

Author: Keith Hoggart

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-03-26

Total Pages: 575

ISBN-13: 3030626512

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This book shows how governance regimes before the 1970s suppressed rural prospects of housing improvement and created conditions for middle-class capture. Using original archival sources to reveal the intricacies of local and national policy processes, weak rural housing performances are shown to owe more to national governance regimes than local under-performance. Looking `behind the scenes' at policy processes highlights neglected principles in national governance, and shows how investigating rural housing is fundamental to understanding the national scene. With original insights and a new analytical perspective, this volume offers evidence and conclusions that challenge mainstream assumptions in public policy, housing, rural studies and planning.