PART I: AGENCIFICATION AS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON Introduction K.Verhoest & S.Van Thiel Comparing Agencies across Countries S.Van Thiel PART II: AGENCIFICATION IN DIFFERENT POLITICO-ADMINISTRATIVE TRADITIONS Section 2.1 Agencification in Anglo-American countries Australia C.Aulich & R.Wettenhall Ireland M.MacCarthaigh & R.Boyle New Zealand R.Gregory United Kingdom O.James , A.Moseley , N.Petrovsky & G.Boyne United States B.G.Peters Comparing Agencification in Anglo-American Countries J.Halligan & O.James Section 2.2 Agencification in Latin Countries Belgium K.Verhoest , S.Demuzere & J.Rommel France F.Lafarge Italy E.Ongaro , D.Galli , D.Barbieri & P.Fedele Spain S.Parrado Portugal S.Mendes , P.Gomes & J.F.Araujo Comparing Agencification in Latin Countries S.Parrado , E.Ongaro & K.Verhoest Section 2.3 Agencification in Continental Countries Austria G.Hammerschmid , A.Krischok & K.Steigenberger Germany T.Bach Netherlands K.Yesilkagit & S.Van Thiel Switzerland R.Steiner & E.Huber Comparing Agencification in Continental Countries T.Bach & E.Huber Section 2.4 Agencification in Nordic Countries Denmark M.B.Hansen & V.N.Andersen Finland A.Salminen , O.P.Viinamaki & J.Sokisuu Norway P.Laegreid , P.G.Roness & K.Rubecksen Sweden B.Niklasson Comparing Agencification in Nordic Countries M.B.Hansen , P.Laegreid , J.Pierre & A.Salminen Section 2.5 Agencification in CEE Countries Croatia I.Kopric & A.Musa Estonia K.Sarapuu Hungary G.Hajnal Lithuania V.Nakrosis & Z.Martinaitis Romania C.Hintea , A.E.Hudrea & D.O.Balica Slovakia J.Nemec Comparing Agencification in CEE Countries T.Randma-Liiv, V.Nakrosis & G.Hajnal Section 2.6 Agencification in Eastern and African Countries Hong Kong M.Painter Israel D.Levi-Faur & S.Livshitz Tanzania A.Sulle Pakistan M.Z.I.Jadoon, N.Jabeen & A.Rizwan Thailand B.Bowornwathana Comparing Agencification in Eastern and African Countries M.Painter Section 2.7 Agencification at Supranational Level EU-Level Agencies E.Ongaro , D.Barbieri , N.Belle & P.Fedele PART III: CURRENT CHALLENGES IN AGENCIFICATION IN EUROPE AND BEYOND Agencification in Europe and Beyond: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward S.van Thiel, K.Verhoest, G.Bouckaert & P.Laegreid Endnotes Bibliography