April 003 Panel: Democracy, Diversity and Governance: The Evolution and Implications of Quasi- Autonomous Organisations ARE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES A GOOD WAY OF COMBINING ORGANISATIONAL EFICIENCY AND THE PROGRESS OF DEMOCRACY? THE CASE OF NATIONAL PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS IN FRANCE** BY CLAUDE ROCHET* ** . The views expressed are those of the author and do not commit or necessarily reflect those of the government he represents. * . Head of Mission, Interministerial Delegation for the Reform of the State, LAREQUOI Management Research Laboratory, University of Versailles–Saint Quentin. Claude.rochet@wanadoo.fr 1