Public management of society : rediscovering French institutional engineering in the European context / Ton van der Eyden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eyden, Ton van der, 1934-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--France--History--20th century.

Public administration.

France--Politics and government--20th century.

France.

France--Social policy.

European Union countries--Politics and government.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (653 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Washington : IOS Press/Ohmsha, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study about France, a unique laboratory for Public Management of Society (PMS) for about 20 centuries, offers information to supplement Anglo-American literature. The Fifth Republic, some fields of public policy-making, international relations and the European Union are handled.

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. France, Unique Laboratory for Public Management of Society; 3. The Fifth Republic survived the 20th Century; 4. Justice, Police and Penal System; 5. From Socio-economic Steering to Cultural Engineering; 6. Politics and Public Management of Society; 7. International Relations: Military Management, Peace Management and Diplomacy; 8. Public Management of Society in the European Union, in the Neo-European Age; 9. Public Management of Society in Co-disciplinary Perspective

10. Rule of Law, Idea of Public Authority and Cultural IntelligenceEpilogue

Notes:

CD-ROM contains appendix.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-50572-9

9786610505722

1-4175-1153-2

600-00-0530-X

1-60129-455-7

OCLC:

191037968