Political Struggles and the Forging of Autonomous Government Agencies
Description
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.
Keywords
Political ScienceWorldEuropeanPublic PolicyPublic Affairs & AdministrationComparative PoliticsPolitical IdeologiesHistory & Theory
2011Book
Author(s)Cristopher Ballinas Valdes
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230296480
LanguageEnglish
