Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Notes on contributors vii
4. Editors’ introduction to the series xiii
5. Policy analysis in France: introduction 1
6. The styles and methods of public policy analysis
7. On the path to public policy analysis: an ‘administrative science’ between reform and academy 31
8. The emergence of modern policy analysis in France 47
9. Recent developments within French policy studies 63
10. Methods of French policy studies 79
11. Policy analysis by governments
12. Civil servants and policy analysis in central government 101
13. Policy analysis in French local government 119
14. Beyond weakness: policy analysis in the French parliament 137
15. Committees, public inquiries, and consultants
16. Public inquiries, committees 157
17. Management consultants as policy actors 175
18. Parties, interest groups, research institutes and think tanks
19. The field of state expertise 191
20. Political parties and think tanks: policy analysis oriented toward office-seeking 209
21. Economic interest groups and policy analysis in France 225
22. NGOs, civil society and policy analysis: from mutual disinterest to reciprocal investment 243
23. Trade union expertise in public policy 261
24. Academic policy analysis
25. Economics and policy analysis: ‘from state to market’? 279
26. The academic world of French policy studies: training, teaching and researching 295
27. Public policy analysis in France: from public action to political power 313
28. Index 333