{"product_id":"paris-and-the-provinces-peter-gourevitch-9781032357713","title":"Paris and the Provinces: The Politics of Local Government Reform in France","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1980, \u003ci\u003eParis and the Provinces \u003c\/i\u003eexplores why reforms of central-local relations in France have been so ineffectual. Professor Gourevitch discovers the cause in party politics and personal rivalries. The struggle for dominance among different parties (Gaullists, Communists, Socialists, Christian Democrats, Independents and others) and individuals (De Gaulle, Giscard, Chirac, Mitterand, Marchais, etc.) has influenced virtually every aspect of institutional reform, from the creation of the regional administration and delineation of its powers to the delegation of specific responsibilities to cities and towns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflict over the mechanisms that link local life to the national government is by no means limited to France. This book closely examines comparable events in Italy and analyses the factors that differentiate the strength of 'ethnically' based challenges to central authority in Britain, Spain, Belgium, Yugoslavia and Canada, from the relative weakness of such challenges in France, Italy and Germany. By evaluating the territorial distribution between the capital and the countryside as both an influence on and an object of policy, \u003ci\u003eParis and the Provinces \u003c\/i\u003econtributes significantly to understanding the connections between party politics and policy formation and will be of interest to students of political science, government, and public policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Gourevitch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032357711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032357713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Peter Gourevitch","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44128386056447,"sku":"9781032357713","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6feab3e-7f3c-4ff4-90c0-7662787b49cd.jpg?v=1687458437","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paris-and-the-provinces-peter-gourevitch-9781032357713","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}