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The politics of quasi-government: hybrid organizations and the dynamics of bureaucratic control

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List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements List of acronyms 1. Introduction 2. Building a better model of bureaucratic control 3. Administration by regulation 4. Principal's preference, organizational structure and the likelihood of control 5. Hybrid organizations and the alignment of interests 6. The limits of congressional control: agent structure as constraint 7. Regulating hybrids: structure and control 8. Conclusion Appendix: background of organizations studied Interview subjects References Index.

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List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements List of acronyms 1. Introduction 2. Building a better model of bureaucratic control 3. Administration by regulation 4. Principal's preference, organizational structure and the likelihood of control 5. Hybrid organizations and the alignment of interests 6. The limits of congressional control: agent structure as constraint 7. Regulating hybrids: structure and control 8. Conclusion Appendix: background of organizations studied Interview subjects References Index.

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List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements List of acronyms 1. Introduction 2. Building a better model of bureaucratic control 3. Administration by regulation 4. Principal's preference, organizational structure and the likelihood of control 5. Hybrid organizations and the alignment of interests 6. The limits of congressional control: agent structure as constraint 7. Regulating hybrids: structure and control 8. Conclusion Appendix: background of organizations studied Interview subjects References Index.

Key concepts: Bureaucracy, Politics, Dynamics (music), Government (linguistics), Control (management), Political science, Public administration, Sociology

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