Parties, Pressure groups and the Politics of Municipal Expenditures in France
Language
fr
Article de revue
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Les Cahiers du CERVL. 1989-04p. 309-336
Centre d'étude et de recherche sur la vie locale (CERVL)
English Abstract
The paper proposes an analysis of determinants of public expenditures in French cities over 20.000 between 1983 and 1985. Different factors are estimated using bivariate analysis. Environmental determinants are contrasted ...Read more >
The paper proposes an analysis of determinants of public expenditures in French cities over 20.000 between 1983 and 1985. Different factors are estimated using bivariate analysis. Environmental determinants are contrasted with political variables including influence of the bureaucracy and pressure groups, and partisan ideology of mayors. Results show that ideology is more influential on short-term changes, while interest groups pressure is more significant on long term policy outputs. Among the latter, business groups seem more influential on local public spendings than services users or municipal employees. Different modes of interests articulation according to mayors partisan affiliation draw different patterns of influence on policies in French cities.Read less <
English Keywords
Mayors
Cities
New leaders
Parties
Local leadership
France
1983-1985
Bureaucracy
Pressure groups
Origin
Hal imported