01218pab a2200193 454500 180718b2010 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Testarmata, Silvia 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. Public administration Giosi, Alessandro Brunelli, Sandro International Journal of Public Administration N 89782 89782 89782 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 33, Issue no: 1 AR90242 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR