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    Agency termination in the UK: what factors explain the ‘bonfire of the quangos’?

    O'Leary, CP (2015) Agency termination in the UK: what factors explain the ‘bonfire of the quangos’? West European Politics, 38 (6). pp. 1327-1344. ISSN 0140-2382

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    Abstract

    In October 2010, the UK’s Coalition Government announced a radical reduction in the number of public bodies in the UK. This research tests the impact of three factors identified in the termination literature as affecting agency survival: political turnover, age and agency type. The research found that advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies were five times more likely to have been identified for abolition or merger than other agency types. The research also found that agency age was a factor, but that political turnover was not significant.

    Item Type: Article
    Peer-reviewed: Yes
    Date Deposited: 14 Oct 2020 11:34
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
    Additional Information: This is an Author Accepted Manuscript of a paper accepted for publication in West European Politics, published by and copyright Taylor & Francis.
    Divisions: Faculties > Arts and Humanities
    Subject terms: Social Sciences, Political Science, Government & Law, POLICY TERMINATION, ORGANIZATIONS, DEATH, 1606 Political Science, Political Science & Public Administration
    URI: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/940
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2015.1010273
    ISSN 0140-2382

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