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Governance traditions and narratives of public sector reform in contemporary France.

Elgie, Robert ORCID: 0000-0001-5334-4796 (2003) Governance traditions and narratives of public sector reform in contemporary France. Public Administration, 81 (1). pp. 141-162. ISSN 0033-3298

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Abstract

This article explores the basic traditions of governance in contemporary France and the narratives of public sector reform associated with them. It should be stressed right from the outset that this article does not aim to describe the set of public sector reforms that have been implemented in France in the last ten years or so. Instead, the aim is to demonstrate the similarities and differences between the narratives of the left and the right with regard to these reforms and to show how these narratives help to explain the types of reform that have been enacted. The basic argument is that there is a certain commonality to both the left and the right with regard to their narratives of public sector reform. At the same time, though, there are differences of emphasis both within each tradition and between the two main traditions themselves. Except where indicated, all translations are the author's own.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:public sector reform France
Subjects:Social Sciences > Political science
DCU Faculties and Centres:Research Initiatives and Centres > Centre for International Studies (CIS)
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Law and Government
Publisher:Blackwell Publishing
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9299.00340
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:66
Deposited On:14 Dec 2006 by DORAS Administrator . Last Modified 05 Oct 2018 13:36

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