Arms Length Bodies

There has always been a diversity of organizational forms within the public sector. However, in some countries organizational diversification has increased significantly through the distribution of government responsibilities to so-called "arm...

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Main Authors:	Manning, Nick, Shepherd, Geoffrey
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIVENESS APPROPRIATIONS ASSETS BANKS CIVIL SERVANTS CONTINGENT LIABILITIES CONTROL SYSTEMS DECENTRALIZATION DEMOCRACIES EXTERNALITIES FEDERAL AUTHORITIES FINANCIAL AUTONOMY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REGULATION GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LEGAL REQUIREMENT LEGISLATION MINISTER MINISTERS MONETARY POLICIES PATRONAGE POLICE POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY OBJECTIVES POLITICAL CONTROL POLITICIANS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC MONEY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EFFICIENCY PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SECTORS PUBLIC TRUST REGULATORS REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION REGULATORY ISSUES SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY TAX UTILITIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/11937581/arms-length-bodies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10521

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spelling	okr-10986-105212021-04-23T14:02:51Z Arms Length Bodies Manning, Nick Shepherd, Geoffrey ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIVENESS APPROPRIATIONS ASSETS BANKS CIVIL SERVANTS CONTINGENT LIABILITIES CONTROL SYSTEMS DECENTRALIZATION DEMOCRACIES EXTERNALITIES FEDERAL AUTHORITIES FINANCIAL AUTONOMY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REGULATION GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LEGAL REQUIREMENT LEGISLATION MINISTER MINISTERS MONETARY POLICIES PATRONAGE POLICE POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY OBJECTIVES POLITICAL CONTROL POLITICIANS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC MONEY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EFFICIENCY PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SECTORS PUBLIC TRUST REGULATORS REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION REGULATORY ISSUES SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY TAX UTILITIES There has always been a diversity of organizational forms within the public sector. However, in some countries organizational diversification has increased significantly through the distribution of government responsibilities to so-called "arm's-length bodies." This notion reflects their common characteristic of being at arm's length from the control of politicians, outside the hierarchical control of traditional vertically-integrated line ministries and departments. There is some uncertainty concerning the scale of this movement of staff and budgets towards such agencies. Some commentators maintain that arms-length agencies have always been found within governments and that some highly publicized examples of "agencification" have skewed the debate (Wettenhall 2005). Others argue that the creation of distinct entities with independent financial management regimes held responsible for discrete areas of service delivery is a distinct and growing phenomenon. 2012-08-13T11:54:01Z 2012-08-13T11:54:01Z 2009-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/11937581/arms-length-bodies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10521 English Global Expert Team (GET) Brief CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic	ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIVENESS APPROPRIATIONS ASSETS BANKS CIVIL SERVANTS CONTINGENT LIABILITIES CONTROL SYSTEMS DECENTRALIZATION DEMOCRACIES EXTERNALITIES FEDERAL AUTHORITIES FINANCIAL AUTONOMY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REGULATION GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LEGAL REQUIREMENT LEGISLATION MINISTER MINISTERS MONETARY POLICIES PATRONAGE POLICE POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY OBJECTIVES POLITICAL CONTROL POLITICIANS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC MONEY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EFFICIENCY PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SECTORS PUBLIC TRUST REGULATORS REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION REGULATORY ISSUES SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY TAX UTILITIES
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIVENESS APPROPRIATIONS ASSETS BANKS CIVIL SERVANTS CONTINGENT LIABILITIES CONTROL SYSTEMS DECENTRALIZATION DEMOCRACIES EXTERNALITIES FEDERAL AUTHORITIES FINANCIAL AUTONOMY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REGULATION GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LEGAL REQUIREMENT LEGISLATION MINISTER MINISTERS MONETARY POLICIES PATRONAGE POLICE POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY OBJECTIVES POLITICAL CONTROL POLITICIANS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC MONEY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EFFICIENCY PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SECTORS PUBLIC TRUST REGULATORS REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION REGULATORY ISSUES SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY TAX UTILITIES Manning, Nick Shepherd, Geoffrey Arms Length Bodies
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description	There has always been a diversity of organizational forms within the public sector. However, in some countries organizational diversification has increased significantly through the distribution of government responsibilities to so-called "arm's-length bodies." This notion reflects their common characteristic of being at arm's length from the control of politicians, outside the hierarchical control of traditional vertically-integrated line ministries and departments. There is some uncertainty concerning the scale of this movement of staff and budgets towards such agencies. Some commentators maintain that arms-length agencies have always been found within governments and that some highly publicized examples of "agencification" have skewed the debate (Wettenhall 2005). Others argue that the creation of distinct entities with independent financial management regimes held responsible for discrete areas of service delivery is a distinct and growing phenomenon.
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author	Manning, Nick Shepherd, Geoffrey
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title	Arms Length Bodies
title_short	Arms Length Bodies
title_full	Arms Length Bodies
title_fullStr	Arms Length Bodies
title_full_unstemmed	Arms Length Bodies
title_sort	arms length bodies
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/11937581/arms-length-bodies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10521
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