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The Emerald Handbook of Public Administration in Latin America. (Record no. 23596)

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Classification number 320.98
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Personal name Peters, B. Guy.
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Title The Emerald Handbook of Public Administration in Latin America.
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Edition statement 1st ed.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Bingley :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Emerald Publishing Limited,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2021.
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Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice ©2021.
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Extent 1 online resource (521 pages)
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Formatted contents note Cover -- The Emerald Handbook of Public Administration in Latin America -- The Emerald Handbook of Public Administration in Latin America -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction: Focus and Book Outline -- The Country Chapters -- Cross-cutting Issues -- References -- 1. A Brief Story of Latin American Public Administration: A Particular Model -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Some Notes on the Historical Construction of the Latin American Public Administration Model -- 2.1 First Configurations of the Public Administration Model -- 2.2 Public Management Reforms of the 1980s -- 3. Characteristics of Administrative Reform Processes -- 4. Latest Trends in the Reform of Public Administrations -- References -- Country Chapters -- 2. Public Administration in Argentina: Characterization and Analysis of the Political-Institutional Dynamic* -- Abstract -- 1. The Argentine State -- 1.1 Structure of the Government and Political Institutions -- Federalism -- Presidential Rule -- Congress -- Party System -- 1.2 National Public Policy -- 2. Characteristics of Public Employment -- 2.1 Some Notes on Subnational Public Employment -- 3. The Argentine Bureaucracy: Actors, Interests, and Political Game -- 3.1 Political Parties -- 3.2 The Politics of the Argentine Bureaucracy -- 4. The Argentine State and the Successive Reform Processes -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3. Public Administration in Brazil: The Elusive State - Eighty Years Attempting to Build a Professional and Responsive Publ ... -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Context of Public Administration in Contemporary Brazil: Political System and Administrative Structures as Instituti ... -- 2.1 Organizational Structure -- 2.2 Political Institutions -- Congress, Political Parties, and Governing Coalitions.
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Formatted contents note The Judiciary as Policymaker -- Accountability: Horizontal and Societal -- 3. An Overview of the Brazilian Civil Service -- 3.1 The Weight of Political Appointees -- 3.2 Social Security Policy Changes in the Public Sector -- 4. The Politics of Public Administration in Democratic Brazil -- 4.1 The Turbulent Years: Erratic Paths in a Context of Entropy -- 4.2 The Cardoso Governments: A Stable Baseline and a Selective Start -- 4.3 The Ascendance of the Center Left: The Benign Perception of Public Administration -- 4.4 Continuity and Change: Public Management Reforms after 2010 -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- 4. Modernizing the State to Strengthen Democracy: Public Sector Reforms in Chile -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Characteristics of the Chilean Public Sector -- 2.1 Government Institutions -- The Executive -- The Legislature -- The Judiciary -- Subnational Government -- Public Administration -- 3. Public Sector Personnel -- 3.1 Civil Service Laws -- 3.2 Public Employees: Numbers, Characteristics, and Rewards of Office -- 4. Bureaucratic Politics -- 5. Accountability -- 5.1 Formal Institutions and Laws: Horizontal Accountability -- Congressional Oversight -- Control Bodies -- 5.2 Vertical Accountability -- Transparency and Access to Information -- Citizen Participation -- 5.3 Informal Sources of Accountability -- 6. Reform and Change -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- 5. Colombia: Public Administration in the Midst of Uncertainty -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Basic Structural Features -- 2.1 Government Institutions -- Executive Branch -- Legislative Branch -- Judicial Branch -- Other Government Institutions -- Local Government -- 2.2 Public Administration -- 3. Public Personnel -- 3.2 Public Employees -- Rewards of Office -- 4. Politics of Bureaucracy -- 4.1 Links with Political Parties -- 4.2 Links with Civil Society.
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Formatted contents note 4.3 Bureaucratic Politics -- 5. Accountability -- 5.1 Formal Instruments -- Political Accountability -- Financial and Economic Accountability -- Performance Accountability -- 5.2 Informal Instruments -- The Media -- The Public -- 5.3 A Final Note on Accountability: The Uribe Effect -- 6. Reform and Change -- State Modernization, C. Gaviria (1990-1994) -- A Presidency in "Check", E. Samper (1994-1998) -- Fiscal Adjustment, A. Pastrana (1998-2002) -- Transversal Reforms with a Fiscal Focus, A. Uribe (2002-2006/2006-2010) -- Agencification, Formalization, Peace, J. M. Santos (2010-2014/2014-2018) -- 6.1 Decentralization -- 6.2 From E-government to Digital Government -- 7. Closing Remarks -- References -- 6. Costa Rican Public Administration: Neo-Weberian State, Fragmentation, and Dilemmas -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Main Characteristics of Costa Rican Public Institutions -- 2.1 Costa Rican Government System -- 2.2 Costa Rican Public Administration -- 2.3 The Philosophy and Culture of Governance -- 3. Public Personnel System -- 3.1 Institutional Framework of the Public Personnel System -- 3.2 Civil Servants -- 4. Politics of Bureaucracy -- 4.1 Bureaucracy and Political Parties -- 4.2 Relation with the Civil Society -- 5. Accountability -- 5.1 Horizontal Accountability -- Institutions of Balance -- Institutions with Specific Mandates -- Auditing Institution: The General Comptrollers' Office -- Organisms of Accusation and Investigation: Public Prosecutions Office -- The Office of the Ombudsman -- Service Comptroller's Offices -- 5.2 Vertical Accountability -- 6. Reform and Change -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- 7. Mexico's Public Administration: Huge Problems, Partial Solutions -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Democratic Transition and Change in Mexico's Government and Public Administration -- 2.1 Governmental Institutions.
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Formatted contents note 2.2 Current Profile of Public Administration -- 3. Public Personnel -- 3.1 Civil Career System -- 3.2 Public Employees -- 4. Politics of Bureaucracy -- 4.1 Links with Actors and Political Parties -- 4.2 Links with Civil Society -- 5. Bureaucratic Politics of Accountability -- 6. Reform and Change -- 7. Conclusions -- References -- 8. Paraguay: The Supremacy of Informality in Public Administration -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Basic Structural Features -- 2.1 Government Institutions -- 2.2 Public Administration -- 3. Public Sector Personnel -- 4. The Politics of Bureaucracy in Paraguay -- 4.1 Links with Political Parties -- 4.2 Links with Society -- 4.3 Politics of Bureaucracy -- 5. Accountability -- 6. Reform and Change -- 7. Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 9. Public Administration in Uruguay: Modernization in Slow Motion -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Basic Structural Features -- 2.1 Government Institutions -- 2.2 Public Administration -- 3. Public Sector Personnel -- 4. Politics of Bureaucracy -- 4.1 Links with Political Parties -- 4.2 Links with Civil Society -- 4.3 Politics of Bureaucracy -- 5. Accountability -- 6. Reform and Change -- 7. Conclusions -- References -- Cross Country Chapters -- 10. The Management of Public Personnel in Latin America: Scope and Limits of a Modern Civil Service -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. General Historical Background -- 3. Latin America -- 3.1 Chile -- 3.2 Brazil5 -- 3.3 Costa Rica -- 3.4 Uruguay -- 3.5 Mexico -- 3.6 Argentina -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- 11. Bureaucracy and Politics -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Role of Institutions -- 2.1 The Executive's Role -- Solving the Dilemma: The Search for External Coercion -- 2.2 The American vs. Latin American Congresses -- 3. Brazil and Chile as Deviant Cases: The Importance of Political Stability.
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Formatted contents note 4. The Effects on Bureaucratic Performance -- 5. A Cultural Explanation -- 6. A Comparative Historical Analysis: The Question of Consolidating (and Who Occupies) State Power -- 7. Conclusions -- References -- 12. The Center of Government in Latin America* -- Abstract -- 1. What Is the Center of Government? -- 1.1 Defining the CoG: Functional and Structural Approaches -- 1.2 The CoG's Political and Technical Functions -- 1.3 CoG's Institutional Structure -- 1.4 Increased Relevance of the CoG -- 2. The CoG in Latin America: Regional Trends and Country Experiences3 -- 2.1 The Performance of the CoG Functions in Latin America -- Strategic Management -- Policy Coordination -- Performance Monitoring and Improvement -- Political Management -- Communications and Accountability -- 2.2 The Political Economy of Strengthening the CoG -- 3. Conclusions -- References -- 13. Digital Public Administration in Latin America: Digitalization, Public Innovation, and the Future of Technologies in th ... -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Latin American Countries and the Information Society -- 3. Comparative Overview of Digital Government in Latin America -- 3.1 Agenda-Setting and Policy Design from a Regional Perspective -- 3.2 Comparative Data on Digital Government and Participation Performance -- 4. e-Government Implementation in Latin American Countries -- 4.1 Digital Public Administration National Agendas -- 4.2 Electronic Public Service Delivery Portals -- 4.3 Interoperability Initiatives -- 4.4 Social Media -- 4.5 Open Government and Open Data -- 4.6 Apps, Innovation Labs, Smart Cities, and the Future -- 5. Conclusions: Plus ça Change…? -- References -- 14. The Dilemmas of Governance in Latin America -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The European Debates on Governance -- 3. Current Conceptualizations on Interactive Governance and Meta-governance.
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Formatted contents note 4. Governance in Latin America.
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Summary, etc. This handbook presents contemporary research on public administration in Latin America. The first section explores the range of administrative systems in existence across the region. The second portion of the book discusses important topics such as public personnel management, accountability and policy coordination in Latin America.
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Local note Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Latin America-Politics and government.
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Genre/form data or focus term Electronic books.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Alba Tercedor, Carlos.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ramos, Conrado.
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Main entry heading Peters, B. Guy
Title The Emerald Handbook of Public Administration in Latin America
Place, publisher, and date of publication Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited,c2021
International Standard Book Number 9781839826771
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