Government Agencies - Practices and Lessons From 30 Countries

Zusatztext 'Applying a common data and analytic template to 30 countries! the contributors examine the historical origins and legal frameworks of agencies! their capacity to carry out assigned tasks! the political and administrative implications! and more. If the purpose of agencies has been to tear down the vast! vertically-integrated government bureaucracies that dominated public administration during most of the 20th century! most have failed; if their aim has been to improve public services! many have had modest - but not universal - success. With the publication of this book! administrative reformers can innovate with eyes wide open! and with greater comprehension of the difference agencies make in managing the public services.' - Allen Schick! Distinguished University Professor! School of Public Policy! University of Maryland! USA. 'A comparative study that sheds light on a now popular yet marginally understood form of public organisation. Sitting outside traditional ministerial departments! 'agencies'! and how they work in practice are the focus of this book. For its breadth and depth of analysis! it will be of value to practitioners and students alike. The accompanying list of recommendations and lessons in organisational design is a bonus.' - Janice Caulfield! formerly Associate Professor! University of Hong Kong Informationen zum Autor VIBEKE NORMANN ANDERSEN Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Management, Syddanksk Universitet, DenmarkJOAQUIM FILIPE ARAÚJO Associate Professor, School of Economics and Management Universidade do Minho, PortugalCHRIS AULICH Professor, ANZSOG Institute for Governance, University of Canberra, AustraliaTOBIAS BACH Research Fellow, University of Hannover, GermanyDAN OCTAVIAN BALICA Research assistant, Babes-Bolyai University, RomaniaDARIO BARBIERI SDA Bocconi, ItalyNICOLA BELLÉ Researcher, Bocconi University, ItalyBIDHYA BOWORNWATHANA Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, ThailandRICHARD BOYLE Head of Research, Institute of Public Administration, IrelandGEORGE BOYNE Professor, Cardiff University, UKSARA DEMUZERE Researcher, Catholic University of Leuven, BelgiumPAOLO FEDELE Assistant Professor, Udine University, ItalyDAVIDE GALLI Assistant Professor, Bocconi University, ItalyPATRÍCIA GOMES Researcher, School of Economics and Management Universidade do Minho, PortugalROBERT GREGORY Professor of Political Science, School of Government Victoria, University of Wellington, New ZealandGYÖRGY HAJNAL Associate Professor, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary JOHN HALLIGAN Professor, University of Canberra, AustraliaGERHARD HAMMERSCHMID Assistant Professor, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, AustriaMORTEN BALLEHANSEN Assistant Professor, University of Southern Denmark - Syddansk Universitet, DenmarkCALIN EMILIAN HINTEA Professor, Public Administration Department, Babes Bolyai University, Romania ETIENNE HUBER Research Assistant, University of Bern, Switzerland ADRIAN V. HUDREA Researcher, Public Administration Department, Babes-Bolyai University, RomaniaNASIRA JABEEN Professor and Director, Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of Punjab, PakistanMUHAMMAD ZAFAR IQBAL JADOON Professor, Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of Punjab, PakistanOLIVER JAMES Professor, University of Exeter, UKJOHANNA JOKISUU Researcher, University of Vaasa, FinlandIVAN KOPRI? Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia ARNDT KRISCHOK Researcher, Hertie School of Governance, GermanyFRANÇOIS LAFARGE Ecole Nationale d'Administration and University of Strasbourg, FranceDAVID LEVI-FAUR Professor, Department of Political Science and The Federmann School of Public Policy, The Hebrew University, IsraelSHIMON LIVSHITZ Researcher, Department of Political Science, The He...

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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

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'Applying a common data and analytic template to 30 countries, the contributors examine the historical origins and legal frameworks of agencies, their capacity to carry out assigned tasks, the political and administrative implications, and more. If the purpose of agencies has been to tear down the vast, vertically-integrated government bureaucracies that dominated public administration during most of the 20th century, most have failed; if their aim has been to improve public services, many have had modest - but not universal - success. With the publication of this book, administrative reformers can innovate with eyes wide open, and with greater comprehension of the difference agencies make in managing the public services.'
- Allen Schick, Distinguished University Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, USA.
'A comparative study that sheds light on a now popular yet marginally understood form of public organisation. Sitting outside traditional ministerial departments, 'agencies', and how they work in practice are the focus of this book. For its breadth and depth of analysis, it will be of value to practitioners and students alike. The accompanying list of recommendations and lessons in organisational design is a bonus.'
- Janice Caulfield, formerly Associate Professor, University of Hong Kong

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• Authors: Per L. Greid, Koen Thiel Verhoest, VERHOEST KOEN THIEL SANDRA VAN B
• Assisted by: G. Bouckaert (Editor), Geert Bouckaert (Editor), G Bouckaert et al (Editor), P. Lægreid (Editor), Per Lagreid (Editor), Kenneth A. Loparo (Editor), S. Van Thiel (Editor), Sandra van Thiel (Editor), Van Thiel (Editor), S Van Thiel (Editor), Sandra van Thiel (Editor), K. Verhoest (Editor), Koen Verhoest (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.12.2011
• EAN: 9780230354357
• ISBN: 978-0-230-35435-7
• No. of pages: 496
• Series: Public Sector Organizations; Public Sector Organizations
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; B, Globalization, Political Science, International Relations, Political science & theory, Public Administration, Public Policy, Comparative Politics, Political science and theory, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Europe;Germany;Government;Israel