Government agencies
Subtitle: practices and lessons from 30 countries
By: Edited by Koen Verhoest, Associate Professor at the Public Management Institute, Catholic University of Leuven, Sandra van Thiel, Associate Professor, Public Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Geert Bouckaert, Professor at the Public Management Institute, Catholic University of Leuven, Per Lægreid, Professor at the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen
Series: Public sector organizations
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230354364
Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General; Comparative government; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General; Administrative agencies; Public administration; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization
Description: "This book describes and compares how semi-autonomous agencies are created and governed by 30 governments. It leads practitioners and researchers through the crowded world of agencies, describing their tasks, autonomy, control and history. Evidence-based lessons and recommendations are formulated to improve agencification policies in post-NPM times. "--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: PART I: AGENCIFICATION AS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON; title: Introduction; K.Verhoest& S.Van Thiel; title: Comparing Agencies across Countries; S.Van Thiel; title: PART II: AGENCIFICATION IN DIFFERENT POLITICO-ADMINISTRATIVE TRADITIONS; title: Section 2.1 Agencification in Anglo-American countries; title: Australia; C.Aulich& R.Wettenhall; title: Ireland; M.MacCarthaigh& R.Boyle; title: New Zealand; R.Gregory; title: United Kingdom; O.James, A.Moseley, N.Petrovsky& G.Boyne; title: United States; B.G.Peters; title: Comparing Agencification in Anglo-American Countries; J.Halligan& O.James; title: Section 2.2 Agencification in Latin Countries; title: Belgium; K.Verhoest, S.Demuzere& J.Rommel; title: France; F.Lafarge; title: Italy; E.Ongaro, D.Galli, D.Barbieri& P.Fedele; title: Spain; S.Parrado; title: Portugal; S.Mendes, P.Gomes& J.F.Araújo; title: Comparing Agencification in Latin Countries; S.Parrado, E.Ongaro& K.Verhoest; title: Section 2.3 Agencification in Continental Countries; title: Austria; G.Hammerschmid, A.Krischok& K.Steigenberger; title: Germany; T.Bach; title: Netherlands; K.Yesilkagit& S.Van Thiel; title: Switzerland; R.Steiner& E.Huber; title: Comparing Agencification in Continental Countries; T.Bach& E.Huber; title: Section 2.4 Agencification in Nordic Countries; title: Denmark; M.B.Hansen& V.N.Andersen; title: Finland; A.Salminen,O.P.Viinama;ki & J.Sokisuu; title: Norway; P.Lægreid, P.G.Roness& K.Rubecksen; title: Sweden; B.Niklasson; title: Comparing Agencification in Nordic Countries; M.B.Hansen, P. Edited by   Koen Verhoest   Associate Professor at the Public Management Institute, CatholicUniversity of Leuven   Sandra van Thiel   Associate ProfessorPublic Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam   Geert Bouckaert   Professor at the Public Management Institute, Catholic University of Leuven   Per Lægreid   Professor at the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen;greid, J.Pierre& A.Salminen; title: Section 2.5 Agencification in CEE Countries; title: Croatia; I.Kopric& A.Musa; title: Estonia; K.Sarapuu; title: Hungary; G.Hajnal; title: Lithuania; V.Nakrosis& Z.Martinaitis; title: Romania; C.Hintea, A.E.Hudrea& D.O.Balica; title: Slovakia; J.Nemec; title: Comparing Agencification in CEE Countries; T.Randma-Liiv, V.Nakrosis& G.Hajnal; title: Section 2.6 Agencification in Eastern and African Countries; title: Hong Kong; M.Painter; title: Israel; D.Levi-Faur& S.Livshitz; title: Tanzania; A.Sulle; title: Pakistan; M.Z.I.Jadoon, N.Jabeen & A.Rizwan; title: Thailand; B.Bowornwathana; title: Comparing Agencification in Eastern and African Countries; M.Painter; title: Section 2.7 Agencification at Supranational Level; title: EU-Level Agencies; E.Ongaro, D.Barbieri, N.Belle;& P.Fedele; title: PART III: CURRENT CHALLENGES IN AGENCIFICATION IN EUROPE AND BEYOND; title: Agencification in Europe and Beyond: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward; S.van Thiel, K.Verhoest, G.Bouckaert& P.Laegreid; title: Endnotes; title: Bibliography.; title: Machine generated contents note:; title: PART I: AGENCIFICATION AS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON; title: Introduction; K.Verhoest& S.Van Thiel; title: Comparing Agencies across Countries; S.Van Thiel; title: PART II: AGENCIFICATION IN DIFFERENT POLITICO-ADMINISTRATIVE TRADITIONS; title: Section 2.1 Agencification in Anglo-American countries; title: Australia; C.Aulich & R.Wettenhall; title: Ireland; M.MacCarthaigh & R.Boyle; title: New Zealand; R.Gregory; title: United Kingdom; O.James, A. Moseley, N. Petrovsky & G.Boyne; title: United States; B.G.Peters; title: Comparing Agencification in Anglo-American Countries; J.Halligan& O.James; title: Section 2.2 Agencification in Latin Countries; title: Belgium; K.Verhoest, S.Demuzere& J.Rommel; title: France; F.Lafarge; title: Italy; E.Ongaro, D.Galli, D.Barbieri& P.Fedele; title: Spain; S.Parrado; title: Portugal; S.Mendes, P.Gomes& J.F.Araújo; title: Comparing Agencification in Latin Countries; S.Parrado, E.Ongaro& K.Verhoest; title: Section 2.3 Agencification in Continental Countries; title: Austria; G.Hammerschmid, A.Krischok & K.Steigenberger; title: Germany; T.Bach; title: Netherlands; K.Yesilkagit&  S.Van Thiel; title: Switzerland; R.Steiner & E.Huber; title: Comparing Agencification in Continental Countries; T.Bach & E.Huber; title: Section 2.4 Agencification in Nordic Countries; title: Denmark; M.B.Hansen & V.N.Andersen; title: Finland; A.Salminen,O.P.Viinamäki & J. Sokisuu; title: Norway; P.Lægreid, P.G.Roness& K.Rubecksen; title: Sweden; B.Niklasson; title: Comparing Agencification in Nordic Countries; M.B.Hansen, P.Edited by   Koen Verhoest   Associate Professor at the Public Management Institute, CatholicUniversity of Leuven   Sandra van Thiel   Associate ProfessorPublic Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam   Geert Bouckaert   Professor at the Public Management Institute, Catholic University of Leuven   Per Lægreid   Professor at the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen;greid, J. Pierr e& A.Salminen; title: Section 2.5 Agencification in CEE Countries; title: Croatia; I. Kopric & A. Musa; title: Estonia; K. Sarapuu; title: Hungary; G.Hajnal; title: Lithuania; V. Nakrosis & Z.Martinaitis; title: Romania; C.Hintea, A.E. Hudrea & D.O. Balica; title: Slovakia; J.Nemec; title: Comparing Agencification in CEE Countries; T.Randma-Liiv, V.Nakrosis& G.Hajnal; title: Section 2.6 Agencification in Eastern and African Countries; title: Hong Kong; M.Painter; title: Israel; D.Levi-Faur& S.Livshitz; title: Tanzania; A.Sulle; title: Pakistan; M.Z.I.Jadoon, N.Jabeen & A.Rizwan; title: Thailand; B.Bowornwathana; title: Comparing Agencification in Eastern and African Countries; M.Painter; title: Section 2.7 Agencification at Supranational Level; title: EU-Level Agencies; E.Ongaro, D.Barbieri, N.Belle;& P.Fedele; title: PART III: CURRENT CHALLENGES IN AGENCIFICATION IN EUROPE AND BEYOND; title: Agencification in Europe and Beyond: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward; S.van Thiel, K.Verhoest, G.Bouckaert& P.Laegreid; title: Endnotes; title: Bibliography.