Political Struggles and the Forging of Autonomous Government Agencies /

Argues that autonomous agencies are not the result of a systematic design, but are produced by the interactions of political and bureaucratic forces. The case studies illustrate how political struggles between politicians and bureaucrats can create a muddle of agencies that lack coherence and are su...

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Main Author:	Valdés, Cristopher Ballinas (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:	Public sector organizations.
Subjects:	Political Science and International Relations. Comparative Politics. European Politics. Political Science. Public Administration. Public Policy. Comparative government. Political planning. Political science. Public administration. Europe > Politics and government. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Argues that autonomous agencies are not the result of a systematic design, but are produced by the interactions of political and bureaucratic forces. The case studies illustrate how political struggles between politicians and bureaucrats can create a muddle of agencies that lack coherence and are subject to conflicting levels of political control.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (XII, 255 pages)
ISBN:	9780230307957
DOI:	10.1057/9780230307957