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 subject to conflicting levels of political control.

Publication Year: 2011
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: H
Weight (Gram): 534