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Autonomy and Control of State Agencies

Comparing States and Agencies

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Koen Verhoest

    1. Public Management Institute, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

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  2. Paul G. Roness

    1. Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway

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  3. Bram Verschuere

    1. University College Ghent, Belgium

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  4. Kristin Rubecksen

    1. Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway

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  5. Muiris MacCarthaigh

    1. Institute of Public Administration, Ireland

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Part of the book series: Public Sector Organizations (PSO)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Central Research Questions and Argument

      • Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh
      Pages 3-16

    3. Central Concepts

      • Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh
      Pages 17-28

    4. Theoretical Lenses

      • Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh
      Pages 29-44

    5. Data and Methods

      • Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh
      Pages 45-53

  3. Describing Agencies and Their Contexts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Politico-Administrative Regimes in Norway, Ireland and Flanders

      • Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh
      Pages 57-77

    3. Agencification in Norway, Ireland and Flanders: History, Reforms and Types

      • Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh
      Pages 78-101

  4. Comparing States

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Theories on Similarities and Dissimilarities Between States

      • Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh
      Pages 105-129

    3. Comparing Agency Autonomy, Control and Internal Management Between States

      • Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh
      Pages 130-162

    4. Explaining Similarities and Dissimilarities in Agency Autonomy, Control and Internal Management Between States

      • Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh
      Pages 163-199

  5. Comparing Agencies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201
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    2. Theories on Similarities and Dissimilarities Across Agencies

      • Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh
      Pages 203-221

    3. Comparing Autonomy and Control of Agencies

      • Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh
      Pages 222-235

    4. Comparing Internal Management of Agencies

      • Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh
      Pages 236-248

    5. Explaining Agency Autonomy, Control and Internal Management: The Importance of Agency- and State-Level Characteristics

      • Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh
      Pages 249-269

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 270-311
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About this book

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.

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"This book is a major contribution to the literature on agencification...holds a place among the most important books to appear on agencification this decade...an important, convincing and valuable book."

- West European Politics

Authors and Affiliations

  • Public Management Institute, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

    Koen Verhoest

  • Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway

    Paul G. Roness, Kristin Rubecksen

  • University College Ghent, Belgium

    Bram Verschuere

  • Institute of Public Administration, Ireland

    Muiris MacCarthaigh

About the authors


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.

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