TY - BOOK AU - Le Clainche,Michel TI - Consultative Government: A Feature of or an Alternative to Democracy in Public Administration? PY - 2011///. N1 - 40 N2 - — Consultative government : a feature of or alternative to democracy in public administration ? — Consultative government and democracy in public administration have in common the notion of representation and the principle of participation in decision-making. Consultative government offers a growing range of possibilities to citizens’associations, particularly in its new forms, for which the model is France’s Grenelle environmental lawmaking process. However, these consultation procedures remain firmly contained within a legal framework, and government departments retain control of the process. Ultimately, although consultative government cannot be described as a democratic procedure, it does help to create a climate that is conducive to democracy UR - https://shs.cairn.info/journal-revue-francaise-d-administration-publique-2011-1-page-39?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080 ER -