Abbott, Kenneth W.; Genschel, Philipp; Snidal, Duncan; … - 2018
principals. The "governor's dilemma" results from the tradeoff between agent competence and principal control. Competent agents … impedes agent competence by constraining the development and exercise of agent capabilities. If a principal emphasizes control …, it limits agent competence and risks policy failure; if it emphasizes competence, it provides opportunistic agents …