ABSTRACT

CONTENTS 23.1 Introduction .........................................................................................................381 23.2 Sources of the French Administration ................................................................. 382 23.3 Revisionist Views of the French Administration ................................................. 383 23.4 Overarching Unity of the French Administration ............................................... 384 23.5 Patterns of Policy Making in the French Administrative State ............................ 387 23.6 Conclusion: Th e French Administration is Strong but also Vulnerable ............... 390 Notes ..............................................................................................................................392 References .......................................................................................................................393