Autonomy and Regulation

Edited by Tom Christensen, University of Oslo, Norway and Per Lægreid, University of Bergen, Norway

• Contents:PART I: INTRODUCTIONIntroductionTom Christensen and Per Lægreid1. Agencification and Regulatory ReformsTom Christensen and Per LægreidPART II: DEPOLITICISATION, ACCOUNTABILITY, ARENA SHIFTING AND SCIENTIZATION2. Depoliticization, Democracy and Arena ShiftingMatthew Flinders and Jim Buller3. Institutional Transformation? The Scientization of Central Banking as a Case StudyMartin Marcussen4. Accountability and Coordination with Independent Foundations: ACanadian Case of AutonomizationPeter AucoinPART III: REASSERTION OF THE CENTRE5. Theoretical Faith and Practical Works: De-Autonomizing and Joining-Up in the New Zealand State SectorRobert Gregory6. The Reassertion of the Centre in a First Generation NPM SystemJohn Halligan7. The Tensions of Political Control and Administrative Autonomy: From NPM to a Reconstituted Westminster ModelDavid Richards and Martin SmithPART IV: AGENCIES: AUTONOMY, COORDINATION AND CONTROL8. Delegation and Specialization in Regulatory Administration: A Comparative Analysis of Denmark, Sweden and the NetherlandsJørgen Grønnegaard Christensen and Kutsal Yesilkagit9. Autonomy and Control in the Norwegian Civil Service: Does Agency Form Matter?Per Lægreid, Paul G. Roness and Kristin Rubecksen10. Accountability and Accountability Arrangements in Public AgenciesBram Verschuere, Koen Verhoest, Falke Meyers and B. Guy PetersPART V: REGULATION BY AND INSIDE THE STATE11. Discipline and Punish – or Trust? Contrasting Bases for Performance Management in Executive AgenciesChristopher Pollitt12. The Dynamics of Regulatory ReformHanne Foss Hansen and Lene Holm PedersenPART VI: CONCLUSION AND REFLECTIONS13. Rebalancing the State: Reregulation and the Reassertion of the CentreTom Christensen and Per LægreidIndex

'The book will be of use to many students of comparative public policy, including advanced undergraduates investigating NPM reforms. . . the authors have done an admirable job in offering a richly detailed analysis with a refreshing wide scope.'