RICHARD, Pierre

Les problèmes financier des grandes villes - Paris : IIAP, avril/juin 1981

All large towns the world over have to meet a major challenge, ie. management. Resources are limited owing to the need for restraint in distracting compulsory means from the economy through taxation in order not to jeopardize job creation. This requires the organisation of management along strict, stringent, and economical lines. The author proposes a model on the basis of the French example with the following main features: 1) outside auditing to protect public finance; 2) advanced interrelations between State and township to develop the responsabilities of each; 3) the development of a municipal management