Quangos, accountability and reform :  the politics of quasi-government 

 - Great Britain :  MacMillan Press LTD,  1999 
 - 216 p. 
<br/><br/> Part I: History, perspectives and debate  Setting the scene: quangos in context - Matthew V. Flinders  Diversity and complexity: the quango-continuum - Matthew V. Flinders and Hugh McConnel  Quangos: why do governments love them? - Matthew V. Flinders  Quangos and local democrac - Gerry Stoker  Part II: An international perspective  Quangos in Germany - Jurgen Fiedler  Quangocratization in the Netherlands - Frans L. Leeuw and Sandra van Thiel  Quangos in New Zealand - Enid Wistrich  Quangos in Denmark and Scandinavia: trends, problems and perspectives - Carsten Greve  Part III: The insider's view  The housing corporation: multiple lines of accountability - Anthony Mayer (chief executive, the housing corporation)  Of ministers, mandarins and managers - Brian Landers (ex-director of finance, HM prison service)  Local government and the unelected state - Andrew Purssell (London borough of barnet)  Quango watch - a local authority perspective - Andrew Peet (councillor, tameside metropolitan council)  A national health service in quangoland - Sir Peter Baldwin, KCB (ex - chief executive, south east thames regional health authority)  The accountability of training and entreprise councils - Alistair Grahem ( ex-chief executive, leeds TEC)  Balancing the scales - the growth, role and future of the regulators - Alan Booker (ex-deputy director general, OFWAT)  Reforming the patronage state - Tony Wright, MP  Conclusion  Realizing the democratic potential of Quangos - Matthew V. Flinders and Martin J. Smith 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Terceiro Setor<br/>Organização não Governamental<br/>Organização sem Fins Lucrativos<br/>Relações Estado e Sociedade<br/>Prestação de Contas<br/>Governo Local<br/>Democracia<br/>Controle Social<br/>Controle Político<br/>Democratização
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Alemanha<br/>Dinamarca<br/>Escandinavia<br/>Holanda<br/>Nova Zelandia