Contracts versus competitive bidding
Rationalizing urban policy programmes in England and France∗
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6289191 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick Le Galès (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), John Mawson |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205-241 |
| Publication date | 1995-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13501769508406983 |
| OpenAlex | W2041627383 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 11 |
In recent years both Britain and France have initiated major reforms of the organization of urban policy which have followed the introduction of new mechanisms for the allocation of resources to urban regeneration schemes. In the case of City Challenge, local partnerships were invited to engage in a competitive bidding exercise while the Contrat de Ville was based on a process of negotiation between the state and the different tiers of local government. The perceived success of these approaches led them to become central features of new national policies. Against the background of specific political and administrative traditions of the two countries, the article compares the rationale for each approach, the developments leading up to their introduction, the form and content of the programmes, and the mechanisms by which they were prepared and implemented. The underlying differences in philosophy are outlined through a series of comparative themes
Bidding · Business · Economics · Government (linguistics · Local government · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · French Urban and Social Studies · Law · Marketing · Public Administration · Social Sciences and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2026 (31) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |