The United Kingdom: Leviathan and the quangos

Quangos are quasinongovernmental organizations. In between private-sector industry and the department of state lies a shadowy territory in which government plays a part, sometimes openly, sometimes less obviously. These organizations are quangos. Quangos cannot diversify, nor do they fade away throu...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Business horizons 1978-12, Vol.21 (6), p.45-50
Main Author: Bonavia, Michael R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bureaucracy
Control
Economic forecasting
Government
Government agencies
Manycompanies
Organizational
Regulation
United Kingdom
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Quangos are quasinongovernmental organizations. In between private-sector industry and the department of state lies a shadowy territory in which government plays a part, sometimes openly, sometimes less obviously. These organizations are quangos. Quangos cannot diversify, nor do they fade away through market forces. Often they go on serving the purpose for which they were created after the need for it disappears. The British bureaucracy is compared to a type of Leviathan. The state too often finds that its financial needs and the voices of powerful unions enforce commitments that were unforseen and unwelcome.
ISSN:0007-6813
1873-6068
DOI:10.1016/0007-6813(78)90068-X