1.Introduction 2. The Work of the Elected Bodies 3. The work of the Local Administrations 4. Tutelage and Local Authorities 5. Administrative Courts and Local Government 6. Local Government Finance 7. The Organisation of Paris 8. Conclusion. Charts: Organisation of a Commune. Organisation of a Prefecture. Organisation of the Ministry of the Interior.
Biography
Brian Chapman
Original review of Introduction to French Local Government:
‘This volume comes close to being a model monograph in the field of comparative politics.’ H.W. Ehrmann, American Political Science Review, 48 (3), 1954.
‘The first post-war study of his subject in either English or French.’ The Economist
‘Mr Chapman has produced an admirable, clear and readable study.’ Time & Tide
