Political Struggles and the Forging of Autonomous Government Agencies
Author | : Cristopher Ballinas Valdés |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2011-06-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230307957 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230307957 |
Rating | : 4/5 (957 Downloads) |
Download or read book Political Struggles and the Forging of Autonomous Government Agencies written by Cristopher Ballinas Valdés and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.