Rethinking Public Services: Concerns, Testimonials, and the Rise of Private Alternatives

2023-09-14 17:50:25

A collective of civil servants is alarmed by the deterioration of public services. ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP

TESTIMONIALS – In the areas of health, education and even transport, many are concerned about the decline in the quality of public services. To the point, sometimes, of favoring the private.

«We would like to have services worthy of the greatest hotels, without paying a cent»: at 33, Charlotte maintains a love and hate relationship with the French public services. Pregnant with her first child, the young woman says she is very happy to take advantage of the hospital infrastructure for her pregnancy monitoring, but she will still give birth in a private clinic. “It’s not because the public is less good, but I chose the private because the idea of ​​being accompanied on the big day by a chosen person and not a stranger reassures me“, she explains. In Paris, his case is far from isolated, with several private establishments leading the number of babies delivered in the capital.

Like Charlotte, many French people view French public services with a critical eye, while remaining attached to them…

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