Abstract
In the aftermath of the 1968 demonstrations, the French university system underwent a reform designed, among other objectives, to increase the decision-making responsi bilities of the local universities. This paper analyzes the extent, nature, and processes of change in the distribution of authority between the national administration and the local academic institutions. A classification ofdecision-makingpowers by their instru mentality, political sensitiveness, institutional distinctiveness, and perception as indi vidual "rights" uncovers several consistencies which help explain why decentralization proceeded as far as and where it did.
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