Autonomy and regulation : coping with agencies in the modern state

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Contents: PART I: INTRODUCTION Introduction Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid 1. Agencification and Regulatory Reforms Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid 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 Jorgen Gronnegaard Christensen and Kutsal Yesilkagit 9. Autonomy and Control in the Norwegian Civil Service: Does Agency Form Matter? Per Laegreid, 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 Laegreid Index

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