This paper presents composite indicators of the institutional and policy characteristics of educational systems, collated from the questionnaire responses of 26 Member countries. These indicators provide an overview of the institutional framework in the primary and secondary education sector and...

New factors such as governance, ownership and citizen’s participation are now a central focus of development programmes, especially in the scope of the new international poverty reduction strategies (PRSP and HIPC initiatives). To gain a better understanding of countries’ trajectories and...

Le texte réhabilite la question de la nature publique des organisations publiques. Il propose un cadre théorique et méthodologique pour ce faire. Il propose de lier la recherche sur les fonctions d'efficience et d'efficacité en matière de politiques publiques aux dynamiques d'action...

The paper is based on intensive longitudinal field research. It suggests an interpretative model of territorial governement in France. Relations between national and local authorities as well as policy-making processes suggest that the centralized state has face a major decline of its hegemony...

usqu'où peut-on pousser les échanges et les transferts d'outils de gestion et d'aide à la décision entre la sphère marchande et la sphère non marchande de l'économie ? C'est ce problème, au coeur du nouveau management public, qui est abordé par l'auteur à travers le cas des critères...

This paper examines the reasons citizens would choose to accept or non-accept/reject public e-services. The approach taken was based on the model of acceptance of technology in households (MATH) and on the two factors theory. The research model was measured with data gathered in two phases, via...

This paper should be considered as a co-construction, a dialogue between a researcher in management science and a technician of public administration. We aim at discovering if sustainable development practices modify the meaning actors give to their work in the public administration field. We...

Bilan et prospective sur la notion de service public