Collectivités et prestataires de services : enquête exploratoire pour la collecte des déchets ménagers

2006

Private management of local waste has been scarcely studied although this question shows an original technico-institutionnal pattern in the field of local urban management. Under the rule of the “Code des marchés publics”, arrangements are made on a pluriannual basis. Such a legal framework is supposed to imply competitive procedure and thus to strengthen the decision making process of local authorities. Yet, the actual control of public authorities over this relationship is put under question. This article – based on a number of empirical studies — deals with this matter. It reveals what is at stake by studying closely the actual process of a contract between a local authority and a firm.