Government Agencies

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.

PART I: AGENCIFICATION AS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON Introduction; K. Verhoest & S. Van Thiel Comparing Agencies across Countries; S. Van Thiel PART II: AGENCIFICATION IN DIFFERENT POLITICO-ADMINISTRATIVE TRADITIONS Section 2. 1 Agencification in Anglo-American countries Australia; C. Aulich & R. Wettenhall Ireland; M. MacCarthaigh & R. Boyle New Zealand; R. Gregory United Kingdom; O. James , A. Moseley , N. Petrovsky & G. Boyne United States; B. G. Peters Comparing Agencification in Anglo-American Countries; J. Halligan & O. James Section 2. 2 Agencification in Latin Countries Belgium; K. Verhoest , S. Demuzere & J. Rommel France; F. Lafarge Italy; E. Ongaro , D. Galli , D. Barbieri & P. Fedele Spain; S. Parrado Portugal; S. Mendes , P. Gomes & J. F. Araújo Comparing Agencification in Latin Countries; S. Parrado , E. Ongaro & K. Verhoest Section 2. 3 Agencification in Continental Countries Austria; G. Hammerschmid , A. Krischok & K. Steigenberger Germany; T. Bach Netherlands; K. Yesilkagit & S. Van Thiel Switzerland; R. Steiner & E. Huber Comparing Agencification in Continental Countries; T. Bach & E. Huber Section 2. 4 Agencification in Nordic Countries Denmark; M. B. Hansen & V. N. Andersen Finland; A. Salminen , O. P. Viinamäki & J. Sokisuu Norway; P. Lægreid , P. G. Roness & K. Rubecksen Sweden; B. Niklasson Comparing Agencification in Nordic Countries; M. B. Hansen , P. Lægreid , J. Pierre & A. Salminen Section 2. 5 Agencification in CEE Countries Croatia; I. Kopric & A. Musa Estonia; K. Sarapuu Hungary; G. Hajnal Lithuania; V. Nakrosis & Z. Martinaitis Romania; C. Hintea , A. E. Hudrea & D. O. Balica Slovakia; J. Nemec Comparing Agencification in CEE Countries; T. Randma-Liiv, V. Nakrosis & G. Hajnal Section 2. 6 Agencification in Eastern and African Countries Hong Kong; M. Painter Israel; D. Levi-Faur & S. Livshitz Tanzania; A. Sulle Pakistan; M. Z. I. Jadoon, N. Jabeen & A. Rizwan Thailand; B. Bowornwathana Comparing Agencification in Eastern and African Countries; M. Painter Section 2. 7 Agencification at Supranational Level EU-Level Agencies; E. Ongaro , D. Barbieri , N. Bellé & P. Fedele PART III: CURRENT CHALLENGES IN AGENCIFICATION IN EUROPE AND BEYOND Agencification in Europe and Beyond: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward; S. van Thiel, K. Verhoest, G. Bouckaert & P. Laegreid Endnotes Bibliography