01334pab a2200205 454500008004000000100002300040245006700063260000900130300001500139362000800154520070900162650002600871700002200897700002100919773005100940908000600991909001000997999001701007952010401024180718b2010   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aTestarmata, Silvia  aIs there a risk of incoherence in an autonomous public agency?  c2010  ap.521-528.  aSep  aThe 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.  aPublic administration  aGiosi, Alessandro  aBrunelli, Sandro  aInternational Journal of Public Administration  aN  a89782  c89782d89782  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 33, Issue no: 1pAR90242r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR