TY - BOOK AU - Breger,Marshall J. AU - Edles,Gary J. TI - Independent agencies in the United States: law, structure, and politics SN - 9780199812127 (hardback : alk. paper) AV - KF 5407 B833i 2015 U1 - 352.2/640973 23 PY - 2015///] CY - Oxford, UK, New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - Independent regulatory commissions KW - United States KW - Rules and practice KW - Administrative law KW - Organismos administrativos KW - Estados Unidos KW - Instituciones polĂ­ticas KW - Derecho administrativo KW - Derecho comparado N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -