Autonomy and regulation : coping with agencies in the modern state / edited by Tom Christensen, Per Lægreid.

Other author Christensen, Tom, 1949-
Other author Lægreid, Per.
Format Book
Publication InfoCheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, ©2006.
Descriptionvii, 394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

SeriesComparative studies of organizations in the public sector
Comparative studies of organizations in the public sector. ^A714424
Contents Agencification and regulatory reforms / Tom Christensen and Per Lægreid -- Depoliticisation, accountability, arena shifting and scientization -- Depoliticisation, democracy and arena shifting / Matthew Flinders and Jim Buller -- Institutional transformation? : the scientization of central banking as case study / Martin Marcussen -- Accountability and coordination with independent foundations : a Canadian case of autonomization / Peter Aucoin -- Reassertion of the centre -- Theoretical faith and practical works : de-autonomizing and joining-up in the New Zealand state sector / Robert Gregory -- The reassertion of the centre in a first generation NPM system / John Halligan -- The tensions of political control and administrative autonomy : from NPM to a reconstituted Westminster model / David Richards and Martin Smith -- Agencies, autonomy, coordination, and control -- Delegation and specialization in regulatory administration : a comparative analysis of Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands / Jørgen Grønnegaard Christensen and Kutsal Yesilkagit -- Autonomy and control in the Norwegian civil service : does agency form matter? / Per Lægreid, Paul G. Roness, and Kristin Rubecksen -- Accountability and accountability arrangements in public agencies / Bram Verschuere, Koen Verhoest, Falke Meyers, and B. Guy Peters-- Regulation by and inside the state -- Discipline and punish - or trust? : contrasting bases for performance management in executive agencies / Christopher Pollitt -- The dynamics of regulatory reform / Hanne Foss Hansen and Lene Holm Pedersen -- Conclusion and reflections -- Rebalancing the state : reregulation and the reassertion of the center / Tom Christensen and Per Lægreid.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006011695
ISBN1845428595
ISBN9781845428594

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Joyner General Stacks JF1351 .A88 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold