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Considers why -- despite tremendous changes in government structure, especially the laws organizing decentralization since 1982 -- the institution of the Prefect, created in 1800 to implement central government policies throughout the whole territory, still exists. Currently, its objectives are combined with decentralization goals, which entail the transfer of responsibilities to elected bodies. Thus, the Prefect coordinates ministerial representative actions with those of the elected body. Focus is on the Prefect's limited capacity to mobilize relevant actors. The difficulty is the bringing together of information gathered by field services is addressed along with the valuation of proximity & its impact on Prefect action. It is concluded that the Prefect's framing of local action is more often accomplished through information diffusion rather than through authority. 27 References. Adapted from the source document.

Delocalizations.
The evaluation of delocalizations can be done in two different manners : either by questioning the effectiveness of the reform or by examining the pertinence of the tools used for its implementation. It is the latter that will be analyzed. It helps highlight that the stakes foreign to the delocalized service, that the different delocalization actors do not meet to determine the interests that need protection, and that they act successively without any real interaction. These facts show that traditional administrative work methods are unsuited for complex public actions.

Examines progress in decentralization since the 1981 reform.