Far beyond the 'Napoleonic Model' : richness of the French administrative history -- The sociology of administrative work, a study of 'street-level bureaucracy' à la francaise -- Top civil servants at work : between politics and policies -- Administrative reforms : is France within the world...

On January 2009, President Obama signed the Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government. The memorandum declares the new Administration’s commitment to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government and establishing a system linking three principles: transparency, public...