L'article met en relief la passivité des cadres dirigeants du ministère de l'Équipement face à la décentralisation de 1981-2 et leurs raisons. Il détaille les cadres cognitifs dominants dans les services extérieurs. Il resitue les transferts de compétence et les adaptations dans une...

The text assesses the role, the institutionnalization and the uses of national policies in France since 1992 by the governemental authorities. It studies the function of knowledge as a part of policy-making and political processes

This text identifies the process and the major contributions made by political scientists and sociologists since the mid-1900s about policymaking, governmental action and public collective action. It also suggests new challenges and a strong need for middle level theories grounded on rigorous...

The future emergence of a European monetary zone is set to transform the configuration of the international monetary system and the roles of the dollar, the Euro and the yen within this system. This book addresses this issue with discussion of: * exchange rate policies pursued in the principal...