scholarly journals Public Administration Education in Latin America—Understanding Teaching in Context: An Introduction to the Symposium

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia M Rubaii ◽  
Cristian Pliscoff
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Teaching In Context

Administrative Traditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Guy Peters
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
North America ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Administrative Behavior ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Bureaucracy ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
And Function

Contemporary public administration reflects its historical roots as well as contemporary ideas about how the public bureaucracy should be organized and function. This book argues that there are administrative traditions that have their roots centuries ago but continue to influence administrative behavior. Further, within Western Europe, North America, and the Antipodes there are four administrative traditions: Anglo-American, Napoleonic, Germanic, and Scandinavian. These are not the only traditions however, and the book also explores administrative traditions in Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Islamic world. In addition there is a discussion of how administrative traditions of the colonial powers influenced contemporary administration in Africa. These discussions of tradition and persistence also are discussed in light of the numerous attempts to reform and change public administration.

scholarly journals “Wish you were here” trust in public administration in Latin America

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 1067-1090
Author(s):  
Cecilia Güemes
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
America Latina

Resumen Sabemos que los ciudadanos latinoamericanos desconfían mucho de las instituciones. Pero ¿qué subyace a dichas actitudes? Este trabajo presenta un esfuerzo exploratorio y descriptivo en torno a la Administración Pública. Los objetivos son: a) contrastar las creencias que sobre dicha institución tienen la ciudadanía y los administradores, b) verificar diferencias y semejanzas entre países de la región, c) identificar ejes de reforma para promover la creación de confianza. Metodológicamente, se triangula información proveniente de tres fuentes de datos: Latinobarómetro (2011, 2015), CAF Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina, (CAF, 2014), y una encuesta propia con apoyo de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA, 2015). El análisis revela que: a) no existen diferencias apreciables entre funcionarios y ciudadanía, b) hay relativa homogeneidad entre países, c) las políticas de gobierno abierto pueden ser una excelente oportunidad para renovar la confianza.

Ever-Brighter

2021 ◽  
pp. 117-122
Author(s):  
Paul Lagunes
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Persistent Problem ◽  
Government Functions ◽  
Public Resources ◽  
Credible Threat

This chapter summarizes the book’s central findings, addresses lingering questions, and delivers a conclusion. The chapter begins with a reminder of the corruption risks that are present across Latin America. Given the persistent problem of corruption, I again argue for the eye and whip approach to corruption control. Good things happen when targeted inspections of key government functions are supported by the credible threat of enforcement. The three field experiments featured in this book suggest that the eye and whip approach contributes to improved compliance with existing regulations and results in the more efficient use of public resources. Moreover, these studies do not lend support to concerns that intensified anticorruption efforts will unnecessarily burden the work of public administration.

The Organizational Consequences of Politics: A Research Agenda for the Study of Bureaucratic Politics in Latin America

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 56-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Polga-Hecimovich ◽  
Alejandro Trelles
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
The State ◽  
Bureaucratic Politics ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Organizational Consequences ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Methodological Approaches

AbstractThe study of the bureaucracy in Latin America, within the study of politics, has long been little more than an afterthought. It is assumed to lie in the realm of public administration, distinct from other regional subfields that have increasingly gained the attention of political scientists. As a result, scholars' understanding of Latin American bureaucratic politics is limited. Here, we conduct a comprehensive survey of peer-reviewed articles to evaluate the state of this subfield. We find a thematically, analytically, and methodologically splintered discipline, but a prime one for exploitation and new avenues of research. This article summarizes salient trends in the literature, describes advances in the study of bureaucracy in Latin America, and discusses limitations in this scholarship. It suggests a roadmap for scholars by proposing a series of research questions and recommends a series of analytical and methodological approaches to address those questions.

Ageing, Development and Social Service Delivery Systems in Latin America: Problems and Perspectives

1982 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge I. Tapia-Videla ◽  
Charles J. Parrish
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Social Service ◽  
National Development ◽  
Social Service Delivery ◽  
Service Delivery Systems

ABSTRACTEconomic development in Latin America has facilitated the broadening and improvement of governmental services in public health, social security and public administration. These improvements, particularly in public health, have precipitated changes in rates of morbidity and mortality. Many countries have also experienced a fall in birth rates during this period. The result of people living longer and having fewer children is a progressive ageing of Latin American societies. This article explores some critical questions posed by the ageing of populations in these societies. Within the context of varying patterns of national development, special emphasis is placed on the systemic potential for politico-administrative response in the area of social and health services.

Public Administration in Latin America

1957 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 226
Author(s):  
Norman Meller ◽  
John B. Blandford
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Public Administration
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