Description
Book SynopsisWhile 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.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Focus and Book Outline;
Conrado Ramos and B. Guy Peters Chapter 1. A Brief Story of Latin American Public Administration: A particular model?;
Conrado Ramos and Alejandro Milanes Section 1. Country Chapters Chapter 2. Public Administration in Argentina: Characterization and Analysis of the Political-Institutional Dynamic;
Mercedes Iacoviello, Diego Pando, and Mercedes Llano Chapter 3. Public Administration in Brazil: The Elusive State—Eighty Years Attempting to Build a Professional and Responsive Public Service;
Francico Gaetani, Pedro Palotti, and Roberto Pires Chapter 4. Modernizing the State to Strengthen Democracy: Public Sector Reforms in Chile;
Susan Alberts, Mireya Davila, and Arturo Valenzuela Chapter 5. Colombia: Public Administration in the Midst of Uncertainty;
María Victoria Whittingham Chapter 6. Costa Rican Public Administration: Neo-Weberian State, Fragmentation and Dilemmas;
Violeta Palaviccini Chapter 7. Mexico’s Public Administration: Huge Problems, Partial Solutions;
María del Carmen Pardo Chapter 8. Paraguay: The Supremacy of Informality in Public Administration;
Christian Schuster Chapter 9. Public Administration in Uruguay: Modernization in Slow Motion;
Conrado Ramos Larraburu, Alejandro Milanesi, and Diego Gonnet Section 2. Cross country chapters Chapter 10. The Management of Public Personnel in Latin America: Scope and Limits of a Modern Professional Service;
José Luis Mendez Chapter 11. Bureaucracy and Politics;
Juan Negri Chapter 12. The Center of Government in Latin America;
Martin Alessandro and Mariano Lafuente Chapter 13. Digital Public Administration in Latin America. Digitalization, Public Innovation and the Future of Technologies in the Public Sector;
J. Ignacio Criado Chapter 14. The Dilemmas of Governance in Latin America;
Cristina Zurbriggen Chapter 15. Good Governance and Corruption in Latin America;
Manuel Villoria Chapter 16. Enhancing Accountability through Results-oriented Monitoring and Evaluation Systems;
Sonia M. Ospina, Nuria Cunill-Grau, and Claudia Maldonado Conclusion: The Present and Future of Public Administration in Latin America;
Conrado Ramos and B Guy Peters
