Open AccessREFORM OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN FRANCE, ALWAYS STARTS AGAIN
Author(s) -
André Cabanis,
Mihaela Păceşilă
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
applied research in administrative sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2734-5602
DOI - 10.24818/aras/2022/3/1.03
Subject(s) - local government , public administration , state (computer science) , political science , government (linguistics) , fragmentation (computing) , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , operating system
The policy of reforming municipalities in the French state shows continuity as regards its objectives whilepointing out instability as regards the achievements. The paper aims to analyse the policy of local government reform inFrance, highlighting the challenges of reducing fragmentation of France’s territory and the distribution of powers betweenthe various constituencies: municipalities, departments, and regions. The data collection method used in this paperincluded the document analysis considered by the authors to be the best way to conduct a research on this topic. Theanalysis indicates that the local leaders are not able to take the necessary measures to ensure the progress of the reform,on one hand, and they fail to reach a consensus as regards the administrative-territorial division and the simplification oflocal election procedures and division of competencies between three tiers, on the other hand.