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Measuring autonomy in social security agencies: a four country comparison
Author(s) -
Caulfield Janice L.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/pad.319
Subject(s) - autonomy , context (archaeology) , social security , public administration , style (visual arts) , political science , economic growth , economics , law , geography , archaeology
Many European countries manage social policy programmes through autonomous organisations. This article examines the role of these agencies in four countries, two of which (Sweden and Finland) have long histories of using agencies and two (the Netherlands and the United Kingdom) in which this style of management is more recent. The article focuses particular attention on the use of performance management in the context of devolved organisations. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.