Understanding decentralization: deconcentration and devolution processes in the French and Italian cultural sectors

@article{Santagati2020UnderstandingDD,
  title={Understanding decentralization: deconcentration and devolution processes in the French and Italian cultural sectors},
  author={Maria Elena Santagati and Sara Bonini Baraldi and Luca Zan},
  journal={International Journal of Public Sector Management},
  year={2020},
  volume={33},
  pages={435-460}
}
Decentralization is a widespread and international phenomenon in public administration. Despite the interest of public management scholars, an in-depth analysis of the interrelationship between two of its forms – deconcentration and devolution – and its impact on policy and management capacities at the local level is seldom investigated.,This article addresses this gap by examining the implementation of deconcentration and devolution processes in France and Italy in the cultural field… 
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