Is there a risk of incoherence in an autonomous public agency?
- 2010
- p.521-528.
- Sep
The diffusion of public agencies seems to charactgerize the European approach to public management. We analysze the governance mechanisms and, according to agency theory, the related accountability requirements in order to investigate if there is a conflict between public agency autonomy and political targets achievement. According to a multiple case study analysis, we consider three Italian public agencies the Revenue Agency (AE), Social Security National Institute (INPS), and National Procurement Agency (CONSIP). Thus, we propose a model highlighting, for each public agency, the factors that are crucial to verify both the decision-making autonomy and coherence with public policy. - Reproduced.