Unbundled Government
A Critical Analysis of the Global Trend to Agencies, Quangos and Contractualisation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23398013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandra Van Thiel (0000-0002-3886-6374, corresponding author) |
| Editors | Christopher Pollitt, Colin Talbot |
| Year | 2004 |
| Pages | 368 |
| Publication date | 2004-07-31 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Unbundled Government (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780203507148 |
| OpenAlex | W651671062 |
| Open Library | OL53897323M |
| ISBN | 9780203507148 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 113 |
Part One: Setting the Scene 1. Managers managing? The international trend towards agencies, quangos and contratualization Colin Talbot 2. Patterns of structural change Geert Bouckaert and Guy B. Peters Part Two: Agencies, Quangos and Contracts in the Heartlands of the New Public Management 3. Adapting the agency concept: variations within 'Next Steps' Francesca Gains 4. Executive agencies and joined-up government in the UK Oliver James 5. Contracting and accountability: a model of effective contracting drawn from the U.S. experience Jocelyn Johnston and Barbara Romzek 6. Contractualism and performance measurement in Australia Linda McGuire 7. The agency concept in North America: failure, adaptation and incremental change Andrew Graham and Alasdair Roberts Part Three: Autonomization in Continental Europe and Japan 8. Quangos in Dutch government Sandra van Thiel 9. Lost in translation? Shifting interpretations of the concept of 'agency': the Dutch case Amanda Smullen 10. Central agencies in Sweden: a report from Utopia Jon Pierre 11. Agencification in Japan Kiyoshi Yamamoto Part Four: Autonomization in the Developing and Transitional Countries 12. New Public management in a developing country: creating executive agencies in Tanzania Janice Caulfield 13. Agencies in Thailand Bidyha Bowornwathana 14. The design, performance and sustainability of semi-autonomous revenue authorities in Africa and Latin America Robert R. Taliercio Jr 15. Castles built on sand? Agencies in Latvia Christopher Pllitt 16. Agencies in Jamaica Colin Talbot Part Five: Overview 17. Theoretical overview Christopher Pollitt
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| Unique citing works | 113 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,14 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 101 |