Decentralization and political control of the bureaucracy

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 167-193

  Whitford, Andrew B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bureaucratic politics; Decentralization; Political control; Principal agency theory; Regulatory policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036107234     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095169280201400202     Document Type: Review

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