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The Effects of Alternative Governance Structures

A comparative analysis of higher education policy in five EU member states

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Political Institutions and Public Policy

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In this chapter I will analyze some effects of two alternative governance structures. More particularly, I will present the theoretical foundations of two basically different governance structures and offer an empirical exploration of two categories of their effects in the specific field of higher education policy making in a number of European Union member states.

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  1. Netherlands Institute of Government, University of Twente, The Netherlands

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van Vught, F. (1997). The Effects of Alternative Governance Structures. In: Steunenberg, B., van Vught, F. (eds) Political Institutions and Public Policy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8603-0_6

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