Autonomy and Control of State Agencies: Comparing States and Agencies

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Tables and Figures......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 11
List of Abbreviations......Page 13
Notes on the Authors......Page 14
Part I: Introduction......Page 16
1 Central Research Questions and Argument......Page 18
2 Central Concepts......Page 32
3 Theoretical Lenses......Page 44
4 Data and Methods......Page 60
Part II: Describing Agencies and Their Contexts......Page 70
5 Politico-Administrative Regimes in Norway, Ireland and Flanders......Page 72
6 Agencification in Norway, Ireland and Flanders: History, Reforms and Types......Page 93
Part III: Comparing States......Page 118
7 Theories on Similarities and Dissimilarities Between States......Page 120
8 Comparing Agency Autonomy, Control and Internal Management Between States......Page 145
9 Explaining Similarities and Dissimilarities in Agency Autonomy, Control and Internal Management Between States......Page 178
Part IV: Comparing Agencies......Page 216
10 Theories on Similarities and Dissimilarities Across Agencies......Page 218
11 Comparing Autonomy and Control of Agencies......Page 237
12 Comparing Internal Management of Agencies......Page 251
13 Explaining Agency Autonomy, Control and Internal Management: The Importance of Agency- and State-Level Characteristics......Page 264
Appendix A: Distribution of Dependent Variables......Page 285
Appendix B: Comparing Agency Autonomy, Control and Internal Management: The Importance of Agency Characteristics Without and with Controlling for State-Level Factors......Page 292
Appendix C: List of State Agencies......Page 299
Bibliography......Page 304
A......Page 317
C......Page 318
F......Page 320
I......Page 321
L......Page 322
N......Page 323
P......Page 324
S......Page 325
Z......Page 326