The Politics of Patronage in the United Kingdom: Shrinking Reach and Diluted Permeation
The Politics of Patronage in the United Kingdom: Shrinking Reach and Diluted Permeation
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英国的赞助政治：范围缩小和渗透减弱
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2009
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M. Flinders
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M. Flinders
授权是治理和公共政策研究中的一个核心概念。没有授权，现代国家就无法运作，因为它提供了一种超越政治家认知和身体限制的结构性和深奥的能力。这篇文章的重点是部长在任命准自治机构，董事会和委员会在英国的作用。内阁办公室内部进行的研究表明，在部长任命权方面存在着范围缩小和渗透力减弱的模式。这一发现意义重大，因为这一领域现有的研究机构通常与揭露政党和半官方机构之间的客户关系有关，赞助经常被视为政党可以将国家“政治化”或“殖民化”的一种资源。因此，本文提供了一个案例研究，展示了抵消倾向和一个完全不同的治国方略，提出了更广泛的问题，国家项目的演变。
Delegation is a central concept in the study of governance and public policy. The modern state could not function without delegation because it provides a structural and esoteric capacity beyond the cognitive and physical limits of politicians. This article focuses on the role of ministers in making appointments to quasi-autonomous agencies, boards, and commissions in the United Kingdom. Research undertaken within the Cabinet Office reveals a pattern of shrinking reach and diluted permeation in relation to ministerial appointment powers. This finding is significant because the existing body of research in this field is generally associated with exposing clientelistic relationships between political parties and quangos, and patronage is frequently regarded as a resource through which political parties can “politicize” or “colonize” the state. This article therefore contributes a case study that exhibits countervailing tendencies and a quite different pattern of statecraft that raises broader questions about the evolution of state projects.