Agencification revisited
Trends in consolidation of central government administration in Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9961039 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dawid Sześciło (0000-0003-1333-7991, University of Warsaw, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 995-1012 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Administrative Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8523 • E-ISSN: 1461-7226 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020852320976791 |
| OpenAlex | W3111395939 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 48 |
Agencification was one of the main pillars of the New Public Management reforms in Europe in the 1980s and 1990s. The strong increase in the number of agencies and the extension of their autonomy (especially with regard to independent regulatory agencies) significantly changed the organizational architecture of governments. However, the review of organizational reforms implemented over the past two decades in European administrative systems demonstrates a trend towards the rationalization and consolidation of the agency landscape. This article provides insight into major forms and patterns of consolidation, including comprehensive, cross-sectoral agency rationalization initiatives and more selective reforms regarding specific policy areas or types of government functions. It also explores the background of the consolidation reforms, confirming that economic pressures affecting governments in the era of austerity played a crucial role in redefining the position of agencies in governments’ organizational set-up
Austerity · Autonomy · Business · Consolidation (business · Corporate governance · Economic policy · New public management · Political science · Politics · Public sector · Rationalization (economics · Accounting · Finance · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Regulation and Compliance Studies
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Comparing Agencies across Countries
Agency fever? Analysis of an international policy fashion
Postal-sector policy
Ambiguity in Policy Lessons
Agency Termination in Ireland
National Agencies in the European Administrative Space
Reform of the employment and welfare administrations — the challenges of co-coordinating diverse public organizations
Managing emergent and complex change
Experiments in Food Safety Policy Integration in the European Union
The Third Force? Independent Regulatory Agencies and Elected Politicians in Europe
From the Positive to the Regulatory State
The Bureaucrat Who Fell Under a Bus
Reforming the Westminster Model of Agency Governance
The media accountability of independent regulatory agencies
Developments in UK executive agencies
A Public Management for All Seasons
The Study of Administration
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |