Olivier GOHIN, Xavier CABANNES - Competence and Resources of the Districts

Pouvoirs n°95 - La commune en France et en Europe - novembre 2000 - p.55-68

Territorial decentralization implies administrative decentralization, i.e. the transfer of competence from the state to the districts, and financial decentralization, i.e. the immediate and total compensation for the financial burden on the district budget implied by the transfer of competence. However, whereas administrative decentralization, as measured by the system of transfer of competence and the nature of transfered competences, has been real, financial decentralization has been insufficient as illustrated by the limited control of the districts on fiscal resources and the important share of the state’s financial contributions. Given the obstacles raised by the law and the decision of the Conseil constitutionnel, a solution to this contradiction implies a new revision of the 1958 Constitution. Résumé

Référence électonique : Olivier GOHIN, Xavier CABANNES, "Competence and Resources of the Districts", Pouvoirs, revue française d’études constitutionnelles et politiques, n°95, 2000, p.55-68. Consulté le 17-02-2012. URL : http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/Competence-and-Resources-of-the.html