Decentralized Public Governance -- Agencies, Power Subsidiaries, and Other Government Entities

Author: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Publication Date: 2004-04-01
Features: The main issue of the research on "Decentralized Public Governance" is: how to protect the public interest under increasingly diverse forms of government organizations. In this report, we will focus on various different government entities, which we refer to as "agencies, authorities, and other government entities." This book is one of the research outcomes of the OECD's "Decentralized Public Governance" research project, introducing the experiences and lessons of nine countries in governing public organizations. It aims to provide insights and guidance for countries to seek solutions tailored to their own circumstances. "Decentralized Governance" is a newly coined term in this book, reflecting the growing trend worldwide of establishing numerous public organizations with a certain degree of independence outside the core ministries and departments of governments. Although more than half of public employees work in these organizations and more than half of public expenditures are incurred in them, they have not been deeply studied from the perspective of government governance. Important issues related to these organizations still remain to be addressed, such as whether governments have properly supervised them, and how much responsibility they bear and to whom they are accountable. This book is one of the research outcomes of the OECD's "Decentralized Public Governance" research project, introducing the experiences and lessons of nine countries in governing public organizations. It aims to provide insights and guidance for countries to seek solutions tailored to their own circumstances.