Fialaire, Jacques <br/><br/>
La centralisation du système éducatif britannique :  le marché s'administre 

 - Paris :  IIAP,  juil./sept. 1996 
<br/><br/> During the 1980s the organisation of education in the UK passed from the era of "local government" to a conception based upon a misture of centralisation and entrepreneurial vision. The introduction of the national curriculum in the important 1988 law on schools marked the first stage of centralisation and has been followed by a growth in the areas of government intervention at the expense of local education authorities. In order to ensure a more efficient education system centralisation has been combined with a reinforcement of the managerial responsabilities of those in charge of schools, that is school governors and headteachers. The recent reforms aim to establish a "market" in education, relying upon an increase in financial support from business and upon the recognition of the powers of parents in their guise as "consumers" of education services