Governing Danish agencies by contract: From negotiated freedom to the shadow of hierarchy

Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-78

  Binderkrantz, Anne Skorkjær ^a   Christensen, Jørgen Grønnegaard ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Contracts; Efficiency; New public management; Political executives

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 67749135448     PISSN: 0143814X     EISSN: 14697815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0143814X09000968     Document Type: Article

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