Local Social Policies: Challenges and Governance

Introduction

The Challenges of Act III of Decentralization

What Is the Status of the “Welfare Department”?

The Development of Local Social Intervention Systems: Common Trends in Industrialized Countries

Counterpoint—Territory and Social Policies in Europe: A Commentary

Social Development in Quebec: Successfully Implementing Remedial Policies to Move toward Preventative Policies

Counterpoint—From Correspondances municipales to Territoires: A Commentary

Cities and the Development of Social Cohesion: The Rise of a New Municipal Action Paradigm

Social Work and Territory Crisis: Moving Forward 

Counterpoint—Territory: Lived Space, Political Space: A Commentary

Focus—Social Observation and Social Development: A Mandatory Link

Counterpoint—Social Aid: Departmental Spending: A Commentary

Challenges of Local Social Observation

Focus—The Network of Departmental Social Indicators

Intermunicipality, Metropolis, and Social Issues: Future Perspectives

Urban Policy Reform: Tested by Social Territorial Development

Counterpoint—The Birth of Social Intermunicipality: A Commentary

Local Regulations on Early Childhood Care

Counterpoint—Early Childhood Care: An Experience from Nantes: A Commentary

Focus—Public Services in the Early Childhood Sector

Investigation and Feedback

Focus—The Impact of the “plans crèches” (State Plans for Childcare Centers) on the Geographical Availability of Early Childhood Care

From RMI (Revenu minimum d’insertion) to RSA (Revenu de solidarité active): Questioning Integration Governance

Social Interventions in Rural Areas

Governance and Democracy: Issues in Citizen Participation

Decentralization: The Mechanic or the Mechanism

Research on Social Issues