Autonomy and Control of State Agencies:Comparing States and Agencies

Do public organizations with similar tasks or structures differ across states with respect to their autonomy and control? If so, why? By comparing the autonomy, control and internal management of state agencies, this book shows how New Public Management doctrines actually work in three small European states with different politico-administrative regimes. Using a unique set of similar survey data on 226 state agencies in Norway, Ireland and Flanders, this study explains differences in agency autonomy, control and management by referring to international isomorphic pressures, state-specific politico-administrative regimes and characteristics of agencies. Therefore, organization theory and neo-institutional schools are used to formulate four competing theoretical perspectives and hypotheses are tested through simple and advanced statistical techniques. By comparing practices between states and between types of agencies, this study substantially enhances scientific knowledge about why public organizations are granted autonomy, why they are controlled in specific ways, and how autonomy affects internal management.

Autonomy and regulation of state agencies:Reinforcement, indifference or compensation?

This paper analyses the relationships between the autonomy and regulation of state agencies in Norway, Ireland and Flanders (Belgium). The empirical basis is provided by broad surveys of public sector organizations carried out in 2002-2004. Three hypotheses on these relationships are formulated and examined, indicating different patterns. The reinforcement hypothesis, stating a negative relationship does not get any support. On the other hand, the compensation hypothesis, stating a positive relationship gets some support. In general, however, the indifference hypothesis, stating low or no correlations seems to be the most adequate. The hypotheses are also linked to prevalent administrative doctrines, and the empirical findings indicate how relevant they are. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2008.

State agencies/colleges and universities recycling, waste reduction and buy recycled 2015 annual report

This report provides an overview of the recycling and buying recycled activities of state agencies and colleges/universities for fiscal year 2015.

Assessing the Environmental Protection Agency's guidelines for cumulative risk assessment: Are they suitable for state agencies and EPA regional offices?

In the field of health risk analysis, cumulative risk assessment (CRA) is a necessary, although undeniably more complex approach to understanding the mixture of stressors, whether chemical or psychosocial, that exist in our environment, in all the pathways through which the chemicals may evolve—air, soil, or water, as well as the accumulation of these exposures over time. Related, or attached to the developing awareness of scientists understanding this mix of combined health effects is the burgeoning of the environmental justice movement, in which educated community advocates and even affected community members have called attention to evidence of a higher pollution burden in minority and/or lower SES communities. The intention of this paper is to 1) examine the development and understanding of CRA, primarily by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; 2) to assess several states agencies and some EPA regional offices' interpretation of CRA, again based primarily on EPA guidance, and 3) to analyze how CRA might be refined in its implementation—giving some cues as to how the EPA may more effectively interact with communities interested in CRA.^

Proceedings of the Agricultural Export Promotion Workshop for representatives of state departments of agriculture and other state agencies.

Published in cooperation with Foreign Agricultural Service.

An act to clarify and otherwise amend the Meat Inspection Act, to provide for cooperation with appropriate State agencies with respect to State meat inspection programs, and for other purposes. Public law 90-201. 90th Congress, H. R. 12144, December 15, 1967.

Citation title: Wholesome Meat Act.

An act to clarify and otherwise amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act, to provide for cooperation with appropriate State agencies with respect to state poultry products inspection programs, and for other purposes. Public law 90-492. 90th Congress, H. R. 16363, August 18, 1968.

Citation title: Wholesome Poultry Products Act.

An inventory of Illinois state agencies' lake publications /

"Printed by Division of Water Resources, Illinois Dept. of Transportation, and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency." -- Cover.

Emergency planning guide : an action plan for state agencies.

"January, 1992."

Federal funds to state agencies : annual report to the Illinois General Assembly.

Description based on: May 1991.

Management audit, Illinois State Board of Education and other state agencies providing funding to Illinois Regional Offices of Education.

"LPU Order 31353"--Colophon.

Management audit, responsible relative requirements in programs of Illinois state agencies.

"August 1984."

Performance audit of payments to the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce by state agencies /

Contains performance audit of state moneys provided by or through Illinois state agencies to the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Inc., under contracts or grant agreements in fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Performance audit : Funding provided by state agencies to Heartland Human Services /

"House Resolution Number 1307 directed the Office of the Auditor General to conduct a performance audit of the State moneys provided by or through State agencies to Heartland Human Services (Heartland). Heartland is a non-profit corporation in Effingham, Illinois that provides outpatient services and 24-hour residential services to adults with mental illness."