Breger, Marshall J.,   1946- <br/><br/>
Independent agencies in the United States :  law, structure, and politics / 
Marshall J. Breger, Gary J. Edles. 
 - xii, 562 pages ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- How the independent agency developed : the serach for expertise --  Theories of agency independence -- The modern agency : structure and appointments -- The modern agency : removal protection as indicator of independence -- The modern agency : other indicia of independence -- Institutional design : the tension between autonomy  and accountability -- Further along on the continuum : government functions and private enterprise -- Internal agency operations -- The independent agency as an institutional art form : comparative examples  -- Conclusion : the future of independent agency. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199812127 (hardback : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Independent regulatory commissions--United States.<br/>Independent regulatory commissions--Rules and practice.--United States<br/>Administrative law--United States.<br/>Organismos administrativos --Estados Unidos<br/>Instituciones políticas--Estados Unidos<br/>Derecho administrativo--Estados Unidos<br/>Derecho comparado--Estados Unidos
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF 5407  / B833i 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>352.2/640973