other countries such as Taiwan, have delegated high priority development programs to multifunctional authorities or commissions. Unlike a public corporation, which is intended both to execute projects and manage them after completion, multipurpose authorities are more often established simply to initiate projects that are later turned over to other organizations to
operate They are usually created to expedite essential development tasks or to initiate politically sensitive activities They are often considered temporary" organizations that will be phased out of existence when their objectives are attained.