BOURDON, Jacques <br/><br/>
Les cadres d'emplois et la carrière des fonctionnaires territoriaux 

 - Paris :  IIAP,  janv./mars 1989 
<br/><br/> The laws of 1983 and 1984 provided for the incorporation of local government officials into a single, all-embracing civil service system. The law of 13 July 1987 reforming the service regulations of the local civil service substituted the 'cadres d'emplois' for the 'corps de fonctionnaires'. The 'cadres d'emplois': while maintaining the career principle allow for management diversity and autonomy, thereby recognizing the special position of the local authorities and their staff. A detailed analysis of the way in which this new system works shows that under  these conditions the career system is not incompatible with the requirements of modern management of local authorities. Before criticizing the career system, il would be wise to remain mindful of the opportunities it offers local authorities, opportunities which are all too often ignored or vitiated. In many cases the civil service regulations are made into a scapegoat for non-existent of poor human resources management. The onus is on local authorities to show that they are capable of proper human resources management