Government Agencies

Part I. Agencification As a Global Phenomenon

1. Introduction
Koen Verhoest, Sandra Thiel, Geert Bouckaert, Per Lœgreid

2. Comparing Agencies across Countries
Sandra Thiel

Part II. Agencification in Different Politico-Administrative Traditions

3. Australia
Chris Aulich, Roger Wettenhall

4. Ireland
Muiris MacCarthaigh, Richard Boyle

5. New Zealand
Robert Gregory

6. United Kingdom
Oliver James, Alice Moseley, Nicolai Petrovsky, George Boyne

7. The United States of America
B. Guy Peters

8. Comparing Agencification in Anglo-American Countries
John Halligan, Oliver James

9. Belgium and Its Regions
Koen Verhoest, Sara Demuzere, Jan Rommel

10. France
Franҫois Lafarge

11. Italy
Edoardo Ongaro, Davide Galli, Dario Barbieri, Paolo Fedele

12. Spain
Salvador Parrado

13. Portugal
Silvia M. Mendes, Patrícia Gomes, Joaquim Filipe Araújo

14. Comparing Agencification in Latin Countries
Edoardo Ongaro, Salvador Parrado, Koen Verhoest

15. Austria
Gerhard Hammerschmid, Arndt Krischok, Karin Steigenberger

16. Germany
Tobias Bach

17. The Netherlands
Kutsal Yesilkagit, Sandra Thiel

18. Switzerland
Reto Steiner, Etienne Huber

19. Comparing Agencification in Continental Countries
Tobias Bach, Etienne Huber

20. Denmark
Morten Balle Hansen, Vibeke Normann Andersen

21. Finland
Ari Salminen, Olli-Pekka Viinamäki, Johanna Jokisuu

22. Norway
Per Lœgreid, Paul G. Roness, Kristin Rubecksen

23. Sweden
Birgitta Niklasson

24. Comparing Agencification in Nordic Countries
Morten Balle Hansen, Per Lœgreid, Jon Pierre, Ari Salminen

25. Croatia
Ivan Koprić, Anamarija Musa

26. Estonia
Külli Sarapuu

27. Hungary
Gyӧrgy Hajnal

28. Lithuania
Vitalis Nakrošis, Martinaitis Žilvinas

29. Romania
Călin E. Hinţea, Adrian V. Hudrea, Dan O. Balica

30. Slovakia
Juraj Nemec

31. Comparing Agencification in Central and Eastern Europe
Tiina Randma-Liiv, Vitalis Nakrošis, Gyӧrgy Hajnal

32. Hong Kong
Martin Painter

33. Israel
David Levi-Faur, Shimon Livshitz

34. Tanzania
Andrew Sulle

35. Pakistan
Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Jadoon, Nasira Jabeen, Aisha Rizwan

36. Thailand
Bidhya Bowornwathana

37. Comparing Agencification in Eastern and African Countries
Martin Painter

38. European Union (EU) Agencies
Edoardo Ongaro, Dario Barbieri, Nicola Bellé, Paolo Fedele

Part III. Current Challenges in Agencification in Europe and Beyond

39. Lessons and Recommendations for the Practice of Agencification
Sandra Thiel, Koen Verhoest, Geert Bouckaert, Per Lœgreid

Nyckelord: Political Science and International Relations, Comparative Politics, Public Policy, Political Science, Public Administration, Globalization, International Relations