While most scholarship on public administration in Latin America has taken an overtly legal approach, this handbook examines the subject from a political and public management perspective. In so doing, this handbook brings the study of public administration in Latin America more in line with studies conducted in other parts of the world, providing a basis for much more fruitful comparison.
The handbook is divided into two parts. The first section contains chapters that explore a range of administrative systems in existence across Latin America, including the major representative types of public administration. The second portion of the book presents comparative examinations of important issues relating to public administration across the region, including accountability, public personnel management, policy coordination and the politics of bureaucracy.
In providing an in-depth examination of public administration in contemporary Latin America, this handbook is a vital resource for scholars interested in the fields of public administration in both a Latin American and comparative context, as well as practitioners in government.
Introduction: Focus and Book Outline
págs. 1-8
A Brief Story of Latin American Public Administration: A Particular Model
págs. 9-20
Public Administration in Argentina: Characterization and Analysis of the Political-Institutional Dynamic
págs. 23-52
Public Administration in Brazil: The Elusive State - Eighty Years Attempting to Build a Professional and Responsive Public Service
págs. 53-80
Modernizing the State to Strengthen Democracy: Public Sector Reforms in Chile
págs. 81-114
Colombia: Public Administration in the Midst of Uncertainty
págs. 115-146
Costa Rican Public Administration: Neo-Weberian State, Fragmentation, and Dilemmas
págs. 147-176
Mexico's Public Administration: Huge Problems, Partial Solutions
págs. 177-202
Paraguay: The Supremacy of lnformality in Public Administration
págs. 203-228
Public Administration in Uruguay: Modernization in Slow Motion
págs. 229-259
The Management of Public Personnel in Latin America: Scope and Limits of a Modern Civil Service
págs. 261-288
págs. 289-318
págs. 319-342
Digital Public Administration in Latin America: Digitalization, Public Innovation, and the Future of Technologies in the Public Sector
págs. 343-374
págs. 375-406
págs. 407-436
págs. 437-474
Conclusion: The Present and Future of Public Administration in Latin America
págs. 475-487
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