Woodrow Wilson argued in a celebrated essay that governmental agencies could be insulated from political pressures, so regional planners and other experts could identify social problems systematically and implement desirable solutions efficiently. That goal is unrealistic under most circumstances. But are there conditions under which Wilson’s aspiration might be achieved? We argue that public agencies with divided “sovereignty” may, under certain conditions, insulate experts who can meet these goals. We specify factors that led to the creation of two such agencies and the variables that have permitted them to achieve significant success, but that have led, at times, to disappointment.

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美国和加拿大的跨境敌对行动和区域规划

伍德罗·威尔逊（Woodrow Wilson）在一篇著名的论文中指出，政府机构可以免受政治压力的影响，因此区域规划人员和其他专家可以系统地识别社会问题并有效地实施理想的解决方案。在大多数情况下，该目标是不现实的。但是，在某些情况下可以实现威尔逊的抱负吗？我们认为，在某些情况下，拥有不同“主权”的公共机构可能会使能够实现这些目标的专家绝缘。我们详细说明了导致创建两个这样的代理机构的因素，以及使它们取得重大成功的变量，但有时导致失望。