Accountability is one of the cornerstones of a democratic political system, but remarkably
little is known of how it works in practice. Much of the literature focuses either on finding the …

Over 10 years ago, Feld and Voigt (2003) introduced an indicator for objectively measuring
the actual independence of the judiciary and demonstrated its utility in a large cross-section …

Economic regulation affects us all, sha** how we access essential services such as water,
energy and transport, as well as how we communicate with one another in the digital world …

The past decades have seen a dramatic increase in the number of regulatory agencies
(RAs) across countries and policy domains. To establish credible regulatory regimes, many …

State structures have experienced significant transformation with the spread of globalization.
This paper examines how to measure one major change that has occurred in recent …

How does representative government function when public administration can reshape
democracy? The traditional narrative of public administration balances the accountability of …

Regulation by independent agencies, rather than ministries, is believed to result in better
policy outcomes. Yet this belief requires one to accept a complex causal chain leading from …

Recent decades have seen a considerable increase in delegation to independent regulatory
agencies, which has been justified by reference to the superior performance of these bodies …

Constitutional political economy has emerged as an indispensable part of political economy.
This book offers a concise survey of the questions, methods, and empirical findings central …

Agencification, referring to the creation of semi-autonomous public organizations at arm's
length from government, has been a major trend. After highlighting the features of public …