Autonomy and Control of State Agencies

Part I. Introduction

1. Central Research Questions and Argument
Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh

2. Central Concepts
Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh

3. Theoretical Lenses
Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh

4. Data and Methods
Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh

Part II. Describing Agencies and Their Contexts

5. Politico-Administrative Regimes in Norway, Ireland and Flanders
Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh

6. Agencification in Norway, Ireland and Flanders: History, Reforms and Types
Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh

Part III. Comparing States

7. Theories on Similarities and Dissimilarities Between States
Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh

8. Comparing Agency Autonomy, Control and Internal Management Between States
Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh

9. Explaining Similarities and Dissimilarities in Agency Autonomy, Control and Internal Management Between States
Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh

Part IV. Comparing Agencies

10. Theories on Similarities and Dissimilarities Across Agencies
Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh

11. Comparing Autonomy and Control of Agencies
Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh

12. Comparing Internal Management of Agencies
Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh

13. Explaining Agency Autonomy, Control and Internal Management: The Importance of Agency- and State-Level Characteristics
Koen Verhoest, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, Muiris MacCarthaigh

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Political Science, Public Policy, Public Administration, US Politics