Local Authorities' Cooperation, "Creature of the State"? A Socio-Historical Analysis of Municipal Cooperation in the French Area of Chambery
Literature on municipal cooperation tends to oppose, in accordance with centre/periphery distinction, the urge for reform by the central State & the capacities of resistance of local governments, thus concluding that there has been a loss of power of the French State over the latter, This articl...
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| Published in: | Revue française de science politique Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 595 - 616 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | French |
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01-08-2008
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| Summary: | Literature on municipal cooperation tends to oppose, in accordance with centre/periphery distinction, the urge for reform by the central State & the capacities of resistance of local governments, thus concluding that there has been a loss of power of the French State over the latter, This article contributes to rethink the political role of central State in inter-municipal institutions, Based on a long-term study of the French agglomeration of Chambery, it focuses on the social & political effects of institutions, In particular, it analyses how State representatives originally played a key role in institutional design, giving local cooperation a decisive & sustainable orientation. In such a perspective, municipal cooperation appears to be a Creature of the State' which, while escaping its initial purposes, works as a particularly effective mechanism of political integration. Adapted from the source document. |
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| ISSN: | 0035-2950 |