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Reform and Modernization of Urban Government in France

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State and Local Government Reforms in France and Germany

Part of the book series: Urban and Regional Research International ((URI,volume 7))

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In this chapter we do not intend to examine in depth recent reforms that have affected territorial and urban government in France – an issue tackled in more detail in the chapter authored by Thoenig in this volume, as well as in synthetic analyses (Hoffmann-Martinot 2000; 2003).

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Hoffmann-Martinot, V. (2006). Reform and Modernization of Urban Government in France. In: Hoffmann-Martinot, V., Wollmann, H. (eds) State and Local Government Reforms in France and Germany. Urban and Regional Research International, vol 7. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-90271-5_13

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