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...

This book is unique in its scope and depth of coverage. It describes the government accounting and budgeting in each of nine European countries, at national and local levels, in their current and prospective forms. The nine countries represent Northern Europe (Finland, Sweden), Central Europe...