EXPLAINING LESS ACCOUNTABILITY: THE GROWTH OF LOCAL QUANGOS

PAYNE, TERESA;SKELCHER, CHRIS

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, n.º 2/1997, pág. 207

1. Introduction. 2. The significance of local appointed bodies. 3. Explanations for the growth of quangos. a) Agency-type explanations. b) Ideological control explanation. c) Managerial restructuring explanation. d) Regulationist explanations. 4. An assessment of explanations. 5. Integrating frameworks. 6. Conclusion.