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100	1		_aALBERT-ROULHAC, Catherine _939775
245	1	0	_aThe influence of EU membership on methods and processes of budgeting in Britain and France, 1970-1995
260			_aMalden : _bWiley-Blackwell, _cApril 1998
520	3		_aThis article explores the impact European Union (EU) integration has had on methods and processes of budgeting in France and Britain from 1970 to 1995. It assesses whether convergence of budgetary institutions occurs and, if so, whether it is promoted by an obligation of compliance or by an hybridization effect. Compliance refers to changes in national budgetary institutions made compulsory by membership in the EU. Hybridization emphasizes that national and EU budgetary processes are increasingly interwoven and indivisible. Public budgeting is no longer purely national because part of the decision-making on national expenditure is made at the EU level and because the national budget is closely linked to the EU budget in financial and policy terms. Based on an institutional analysis, combined with elite interviewing, the article suggests that hybridization is a significant factor contributing to a convergence of budgetary practices in Britain and France. Underlying the argument is the fact that an increasingly important function of departmental actors involves negotiating with their EU counterparts at the EU level, in addition to the conventional budgetary game at the domestic level. Regarding compliance, there is an influence as testified by significant formal institutional convergence. However, compliance seems a less effective factor in influencing convergence than hybridization because it conveys a "negative" approach to convergence, based on enforcement and sanctions. The article suggests that the convergence of administrative systems is promoted by the growing similarity of administrative practices more than by the harmonization of rules.
773	0	8	_tGovernance: An International Journal of Policy and Administration _g11, 2, p. 209-230 _dMalden : Wiley-Blackwell, April 1998 _xISSN 09521895 _w
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999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c32723 _d32723
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