Quangos, accountability and reform : the politics of quasi-government

Foreword D.Marquand Preface Notes on Contributors PART ONE: HISTORY, PERSPECTIVES AND DEBATE Setting the Scene: Quangos in Context M.Flinders Diversity and Complexity: the Quango Continuum M.Flinders and H.McConnel Quangos: Why do Governments Love Them? M.Flinders Quangos and Local Democracy G.Stoker PART TWO: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE Quangos in Germany? J.Fiedler Quangos-cratization in the Netherlands F.L.Leeuw and S.van Thiel Quangos in New Zealand E.Wistrich Quangos in Denmark and Scandinavia: Trends, Problems and Perspectives C.Greve PART THREE: THE INSIDER'S VIEW The Housing Corporation: Multiple Lines of Accountability A.Mayer Of Ministers, Mandarins and Managers B.Landers Local Government and the Unelected State A.Purssell Quango Watch: A Local Authority Perspective A.Peet A National Health Service in Quangoland P.Baldwin The Accountability of Training and Enterprise Councils A.Graham Balancing the Scales: The Growth, Role and Future of the Regulators A.Booker On Patronage and Appointments T.Wright Conclusion: Realising the Democratic Potential of Quangos M.Flinders and M.Smith