{"product_id":"autonomy-and-regulation-coping-with-agencies-in-the-modern-state-9781845428594","title":"Autonomy and Regulation: Coping with Agencies in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book focuses on regulatory reforms and the autonomization and agencification of public sector organizations across Europe, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. The central argument of the book is that regulation and agencification occur and perform in tandem. Comparative analysis on the processes, effects and implications of regulatory reform and the establishment of semi-independent agencies are undertaken, and the practice of trade-offs between political control and agency autonomy is explored. The contributors also discuss the challenges of fragmentation, coordination, 'joined-up' government and other government initiatives in the aftermath of the New Public Management movement and its focus on agencification. Finally, the complexity of deregulation\/re-regulation, new emergent forms of regulation, control and auditing as well as reassertion of the centre are examined.\u003cp\u003eUntil now, there has been little attempt to link the study on regulation and regulatory reforms with that of autonomous central agencies. In this book the two fields are brought together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAutonomy and Regulation\u003c\/i\u003e will find its audience amongst scholars and researchers working in the areas of political science, public administration and public management, organization theory, institutional analyses and comparative administration. It will also appeal to scholars and those directly involved in public sector and regulatory reforms including politicians and managers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The book will be of use to many students of comparative public policy, including advanced undergraduates investigating NPM reforms. . . the authors have done an admirable job in offering a richly detailed analysis with a refreshing wide scope.'\u003c\/i\u003e -- Anneliese Dodds, Political Studies Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'. . . an important new book that will be of interest to many within the field. . . If you are looking for a provocative and thoughtful analysis and a realistic discussion grounded in a wealth of empirically based research and case studies it is a very worthwhile read.'\u003c\/i\u003e -- Gerhard Hammerschmid, Public Management Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  PART I: INTRODUCTION Introduction Tom Christensen and Per Lægreid  1. Agencification and Regulatory Reforms Tom Christensen and Per Lægreid  PART II: DEPOLITICISATION, ACCOUNTABILITY, ARENA SHIFTING AND SCIENTIZATION 2. Depoliticization, Democracy and Arena Shifting Matthew Flinders and Jim Buller  3. Institutional Transformation? The Scientization of Central Banking as a Case Study Martin Marcussen  4. Accountability and Coordination with Independent Foundations: A Canadian Case of Autonomization Peter Aucoin  PART III: REASSERTION OF THE CENTRE 5. Theoretical Faith and Practical Works: De-Autonomizing and Joining-Up in the New Zealand State Sector Robert Gregory  6. The Reassertion of the Centre in a First Generation NPM System John Halligan  7. The Tensions of Political Control and Administrative Autonomy: From NPM to a Reconstituted Westminster Model David Richards and Martin Smith  PART IV: AGENCIES: AUTONOMY, COORDINATION AND CONTROL 8. Delegation and Specialization in Regulatory Administration: A Comparative Analysis of Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands Jørgen Grønnegaard Christensen and Kutsal Yesilkagit  9. Autonomy and Control in the Norwegian Civil Service: Does Agency Form Matter? Per Lægreid, Paul G. Roness and Kristin Rubecksen  10. Accountability and Accountability Arrangements in Public Agencies Bram Verschuere, Koen Verhoest, Falke Meyers and B. Guy Peters  PART V: REGULATION BY AND INSIDE THE STATE 11. Discipline and Punish – or Trust? Contrasting Bases for Performance Management in Executive Agencies Christopher Pollitt  12. The Dynamics of Regulatory Reform Hanne Foss Hansen and Lene Holm Pedersen  PART VI: CONCLUSION AND REFLECTIONS 13. Rebalancing the State: Reregulation and the Reassertion of the Centre Tom Christensen and Per Lægreid  Index","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49413540348247,"sku":"9781845428594","price":137.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845428594.jpg?v=1730520548","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/autonomy-and-regulation-coping-with-agencies-in-the-modern-state-9781845428594","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}