Governance problems that arise in the public sector look like those identified in private companies. Managers own private information and often pursue their own goals. The resolution of this agency problem needs adequate incentives to put managerial objectives into line with those of the firm. Comparison with private firms emphasizes that the governance of the public sector is faced with specific difficulties. Monitoring by the board is quite the only mechanism for controlling management. It suffers also from the lack of accountability of the performances, especially when multiple objectives are assigned to the firm. Moreover the commitment ability of its principal is limited. Hence, it seems that applying Cadbury of Vienot recommendations ...