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 Info | Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, ©2006. |
| Description | vii, 394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Comparative 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006011695 |
| ISBN | 1845428595 |
| ISBN | 9781845428594 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | JF1351 .A88 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |