Political Struggles and the Forging of Autonomous Government Agencies

by Kenneth A. Loparo

Book Overview

Argues that autonomous agencies are not the result of a systematic design, but are produced by the interactions of political and bureaucratic forces. The case studies illustrate how political struggles between politicians and bureaucrats can create a muddle of agencies that lack coherence and are subject to conflicting levels of political control.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349333662
• ISBN13: 9781349333660
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"