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AbstractSince the publication of the first work by DIXIT (1978), the disequilibrium theory in open economies literature has largely grown, trying to answer to the actual macroeconomic puzzles.This article presents a survey of this litterature and the main results concerning the impact of an oil price shock and of a rise in the foreign interest rate. Then it lays the stress on the economic policy for open economies.It develops the effects on income and the current account of the traditionnal tools (monetary and fiscal policies) and of typically external instruments (exchange rate and international trade policies).The assignment problems (MUNDELL and SWAN Assignments) are reexamined in light of the main results of the disequilibrium theory.
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Based on data collected in a survey conducted in 1994 and 1995 (with self-administered questionnaires, sent by mail, and semi-directive interviews), the text describes the differences between women who are mayors of towns and cities in Québec (municipalities of 5 000 residents or more) and those who are mayors of rural municipalities. These differences are not numerous and are generally linked to the type of municipal organization, which varies with the size of the municipalities. The responsibilities of a mayor in a municipality of 1 000 inhabitants are not the same as those of a mayor in a city of 70 000. Moreover, in re-elections, women who are mayors in populous cities have powerful opponents to deal with, much the same as when they first got elected.
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In recent years, there have been changes in the status of participation in urban affairs. Over and above its inherent limits, this form of participation has been contributing to the development of a new political culture. Such at least is the hypothesis used here as a point of departure for the examination of the hearings and of the positions of the main categories of actors who have contributed to the development of the consultation policy defined by the city of Montreal in 1988, as well as to its review in 1995, following the accession to power of a new political party. By accepting to participate in the definition of the public consultation policy on the municipal scene, the actors of civil society, particularly the representatives of the community and social movements, have undertaken a twofold process: a process of confrontation with the public authorities, and a process of building recognition of their own identity.
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