(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL #245 -
Against-territorial reform: Holland, the other name of rampage (fr,
it, pt) [machine translation]
Official guidelines of the government's land reform insist on the "modernization of public
action," the "economic mobilization" and "social equality of the territories." But it must
be understood rather competitive bidding, the weakening of public services and the
weakening of agents that ensure the missions. ---- Act III of decentralization, or the law
of 27 January 2014 for the modernization of territorial public action and affirmation of
metropolises (MAPAM Act) proposes to base the local public action on two legs, the State
and regions on one side and municipalities and intercommunal other. With the removal of
territorial adviser replaced by a metropolitan councilor promoted new inter devices
(metropolises like the Grand Paris in January 2016), it is in fact mainly transfers of
competence preparing and arise from a logic of "modernization" or "rationalization" of
local public services.
The abolition of departments around 2020 and the transition from 22 to 13 regions are
likely to increase the slope of the privatization of public services when economies relied
manifest adherence to the principle of public spending restrictions prescribed by the
European Union.
Competition territories
While the catastrophic effects of the crisis have been relatively cushioned by social
protections offered by the communities, the anti-social policies, encouraged by lower
block grants announced operating three billion euros for next year means nothing other
than the transfer of debt to local authorities therefore forced to unfavorable budgetary
choices to the range of public services as agents considered payroll degreasing.
The principle of access to a public service throughout the territory, in urban, suburban
and rural areas, in France and in the overseas territories, is practically contradicts the
concentration of wealth in a few privileged sites inducing desertification of most other
territories.
Threats on free road maintenance, access to school meals, child protection, access to
culture, maintenance of green areas, waste treatment are particularly scandalous that 75%
of public investment are borne by the local authorities.
Users and agents in the same boat
The instability of the missions and functions, the weakening of status and precarious
officials, the risk of questioning of individual and collective conquered rights
(including labor) will inevitably be a source of aggravation of psychosocial risks while
deteriorating the quality of public services will increase for users and-using the public
finding of negligence. Against the offensive, however, should consist in the democratic
reappropriation of local authorities by the agents and administered es and the promotion
of an alternative project areas structuring federating the state standard.
Franz B. (AL 93)
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Contre-reforme-territoriale
