Summary:

By comparing the autonomy, control and internal management of public organizations, this book shows how New Public Management doctrines actually work in different politico-administrative regimes. It explains differences in agency autonomy, control andinternal management by referring to factors at international, state and agency level.

List of Tables and Figures
Notes on the Authors
Acknowledgements
PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. Central Research Questions and Argument
2. Central Concepts
3. Theoretical Lenses
4. Data and Methods
PART II: DESCRIBING AGENCIES AND THEIR CONTEXTS
5. Politico-administrative Regimes in Norway, Ireland and Flanders
6. Agencification in Norway, Ireland and Flanders: History, Reforms and Types
PART III: COMPARING STATES
7. Theories on Similarities and Dissimilarities Between States
8. Comparing Agency Autonomy, Control and Internal Management Between States
9. Explaining Similarities and Dissimilarities in Agency Autonomy, Control and Internal Management Between States
PART IV: COMPARING AGENCIES
10. Theories on Similarities and Dissimilarities Between Agencies
11. Comparing Autonomy and Control of Agencies
12. Comparing Internal Management of Agencies
13. Explaining Agency Autonomy, Control and Internal Management: The Importance of Agency Level Charachteristics
Appendix A: Distribution of Dependent Variables
Appendix B Comparing Agency Autonomy, Control and Internal Management: The Importance of Agency Characteristics Without and with Controlling for State-level Factors
Appendix C List of State Agencies
Studied Bibliography