Government Agencies : Practices and Lessons from 30 Countries
Koen. Verhoest
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan , cop. 2012
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (497 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half-title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures and Box; Acknowledgements; Preface; Notes on Contributors; COST; Part I Agencification As a Global Phenomenon; 1 Introduction; 2 Comparing Agencies across Countries; Part II Agencification in Different Politico-Administrative Traditions; Section 2.1 Agencification in Anglo-American Countries; 3 Australia; 4 Ireland; 5 New Zealand; 6 United Kingdom; 7 The United States of America; 8 Comparing Agencification in Anglo-American Countries; Section 2.2 Agencification in Latin Countries. - 31 Comparing Agencification in Central and Eastern EuropeSection 2.6 Agencification in Eastern and African Countries; 32 Hong Kong; 33 Israel; 34 Tanzania; 35 Pakistan; 36 Thailand; 37 Comparing Agencification in Eastern and African Countries; Section 2.7 Agencification at Supranational Level; 38 European Union (EU) Agencies; Part III Current Challenges in Agencification in Europe and Beyond; 39 Lessons and Recommendations for the Practice of Agencification; Bibliography; General Bibliography; Bibliography - Country Chapters; Index. - 9 Belgium and Its Regions10 France; 11 Italy; 12 Spain; 13 Portugal; 14 Comparing Agencification in Latin Countries; Section 2.3 Agencification in Continental Countries; 15 Austria; 16 Germany; 17 The Netherlands; 18 Switzerland; 19 Comparing Agencification in Continental Countries; Section 2.4 Agencification in Nordic Countries; 20 Denmark; 21 Finland; 22 Norway; 23 Sweden; 24 Comparing Agencification in Nordic Countries; Section 2.5 Agencification in CEE Countries; 25 Croatia; 26 Estonia; 27 Hungary; 28 Lithuania; 29 Romania; 30 Slovakia. - 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.
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| ISBN | 9780230354357. - 9780230354364
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