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Styles of Reform: Differences in quango creation between policy sectors in the Netherlands

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  • VAN THIEL, SANDRA

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National governments follow country-specific reform trajectories, which imply uniform preferences for specific types of quasi-autonomous organisations (quangos). However, at micro level there is little uniformity; similar tasks are charged to different types of quangos. This contradiction could be explained by the existence of styles of quango creation at the level of policy sectors. Do such styles exist? Using the literature on policy styles and administrative culture, four styles of quango creation are deduced: traditional, bureaucratic, professional and managerial. The analysis shows that the majority of Dutch policy sectors indeed have a dominant style of quango-creation. The bureaucratic style is found in ten out of eighteen sectors. Replication of this study may help to improve the explanation of quango creation in western countries.

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  • Van Thiel, Sandra, 2006. "Styles of Reform: Differences in quango creation between policy sectors in the Netherlands," Journal of Public Policy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 26(2), pages 115-139, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jnlpup:v:26:y:2006:i:02:p:115-139_00
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    1. Roger Wettenhall & Chris Aulich, 2009. "The Public Sector’s Use of Agencies: A Dynamic Rather than Static Scene," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 9(2), pages 101-118, June.

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