0 an organization that is established by a government to consider a subject of public importance, but is independent from the government
1 abbreviation for quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization: in the UK, an organization established by a government to consider a subject of public importance, which is independent from the government:
Her consultancy has just prepared a report for the Carbon Trust (a quango promoting a low-carbon future).
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (Cabe) is the powerful quango which reviews planning applications for large commercial developments.
The need for impartial policy implementation by experts refers to the two most important motives given by policymakers in quango statutes.
As far as foreign aid is concerned, the number of quangos is very low.
In the next section four styles of quango creation will be deduced and operationalised.
Secondly, in most cases where the predicted and actual styles do not match, the prediction is more advanced than the actual quango pattern.
The existence of sectoral styles could thus improve our understanding of quango proliferation.
Policymakers with a professional style will create quangos most often for tasks like inspection and training, which require professional skills and autonomy.
First, it was investigated for the five policy sectors with the highest numbers of quangos whether their pattern of quango creation had changed over time.
Only in the sectors of justice and agriculture do we find a change in the preferred type of quango; from public bodies to executive agencies.
