Autonomy and Control of State Agencies: Comparing States and Agencies
Jan 2010 · Springer
Ebook
311
Pages
About this ebook
By comparing the autonomy, control and internal management of public organizations, this book show how New Public Management doctrines work out in three small European states with different politico-administrative regimes. Using survey data on 226 state agencies, hypotheses drawing on organization theory and neo-institutional schools are tested.
About the author
KOEN VERHOEST is Assistant Professor and Research Manager at the Public Management Institute, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
PAUL G. RONESS is Professor at the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway.
BRAM VERSCHUERE is Lecturer in Public Management at University College Ghent, Belgium. He previously worked at the Public Management Institute (KU Leuven).
KRISTIN RUBECKSEN is Research Fellow in the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway.
MUIRIS MACCARTHAIGH is Research Officer at the Institute of Public Administration, Dublin, Ireland.
Rate this ebook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
