Özet:

As the homeland of centralized unitary administration, in France the departments have been the prominent level of administration since 1804. During the II. World War, the need for region was generally accepted and even security regions inaugurated; nonetheless, the post-war welfare state policies hindered implementations in this direction. The establishment of the European Regional Development Funds in 1974 gave a new impetus for the development of region in France. As a result of both local demands and EU effect, in 1982, France initiated a radical reform in favor of regions including initiation of elected regional assemblies. The positive outcomes of the reform to overcome administrative defects paved the way for more radical developments which ended in constitutional amendment in 2003 which defines France as ‘decentralized republic’

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