Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine 2005-3 No 52-3, 2005/3 - pagesPages 5 to 9Public Service, the Economy, and the Republic (1780 – 1960)By Michel Margairaz, Olivier DardPages 10 to 32The Invention of “Public Service” and the Revolutionary MomentBy Dominique MargairazPages 33 to 50Liberal Economists and Public Service in France in the Early 19th CenturyBy Francis DémierPages 51 to 74The Conseil d'Etat, Economy, and Public Service: Concessions and Industrial and Commercial Public Services (1880 – 1950)By Laurent de Carratier DuboisPages 75 to 87Cauwès and Colson, Lawyer and Engineer: Two Different Conceptions of the Public Service?By Lucette Le Van-LemeslePages 88 to 97Leon Duguit or Public Service on the MoveBy Claude DidryPages 98 to 118Lawyers, Public Service, and Public Companies in the 19th and 20th CenturiesBy Gilles J. GuglielmiPages 119 to 131Economists and Public Service: From one War to AnotherBy Olivier DardPages 132 to 165Experts and Practitioners. Public Economic Services among Experts, Practitioners, and Governments in the Early 20th Century: From One Historical Setting to AnotherBy Michel MargairazPages 166 to 179Is the Civil Society in Contemporary France Impossible?By Claire LemercierPages 180 to 195ReviewsBy Guillaume Garner