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
New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2012
xxii, 474 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
Public sector organizations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-466) and index
"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. "--
"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. "--