Independent regulatory agencies in Turkey: Are they really autonomous?

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 319-332

  Sezen, Seriye ^a  

^a Public Administration Institute for Turkey and the Middle East   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Agencification; Autonomy; De jure and de facto autonomy; Independent regulatory Agencies; Regulatory state; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; REGULATORY APPROACH;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 35748950119     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.448     Document Type: Article

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