An account of an ordinary decentralisation

The decentralisation, that had been received with some fear by librarians and local authorities, finally has been favorable to the development of central lending libraries (BCP). In Essonne department new posts have been created and budgetary resources doubled between 1986 and 1990. Besides that, the library and the local authorities have become closer together. However the State has still an important role of regulator and guarantor.
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