Unpacking Patronage: The Politics of Patronage Appointments in Argentina's and Uruguay's Central Public Administrations

This study makes the following contributions to the study of the politics of patronage appointments in Latin America: Conceptually it adopts Kopecký, Scherlis, and Spirova's (2008) distinction between clientelistic and nonclientelistic types of patronage politics and widens these authors classification of patrons’ motivations for making appointments, specifically as a lens for the study of patronage practices within Latin America's presidentialist regimes. Analytically, it sets up a new taxonomy of patronage appointments based on the roles that appointees’ play vis-à- vis the executive, the ruling party, and the public administration – one that can be used for the comparative study of the politics of patronage. Empirically, it applies this taxonomy to a pilot study of the politics of patronage in Argentina and Uruguay under two left-of-center administrations. Theoretically, it contributes to theory-building by relating the findings of our research to the differences in party systems and presidential powers within the two countries under study, and to agency factors associated with the respective governments’ own political projects. The article concludes that differences in patronage practices are a manifestation of two variant forms of exercising governmental power: a hyper-presidentialist, populist one in Argentina and a party-centered, social-democratic one in Uruguay.

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Re-Orienting the Comparative Study of Civil Service Systems

Review of Public Personnel Administration ◽

10.1177/0734371x8800800306 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 84-95 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

E. Philip Morgan ◽

James L. Perry

Keyword(s):

Public Administration ◽

Civil Service ◽

Practical Importance ◽

Service Systems ◽

Theory Building ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Needs ◽

Ideal Types ◽

Per Se ◽

The Comparative Study

Civil service systems are a key analytic unit in modern public administration, but theory about them lags behind their practical importance and the attention they have received from scholars. This article argues that theory building has focused on bureaucracy rather than civil service systems per se and that empirical research has been dominated by functionalist logic. Future research needs to define more rigorously and measure the properties of civil service systems and study them more holistically, particularly in relation to their environments. Three ideal types are discussed to illustrate some of the implications of these recommendations.

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The Public Administration Discipline in Slovenia: Between Legal and Administrative Sciences

NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy ◽

10.2478/nispa-2013-0005 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 33-52 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Polonca Kovač

Keyword(s):

Public Administration ◽

Interdisciplinary Approach ◽

Science Research ◽

The Public ◽

Research Areas ◽

Study Programs ◽

Historical Comparative ◽

Scientific Achievements ◽

Administrative Science

Abstract Th e article analyzes the historical development of public administration as a discipline in research and study programs situated between legal and administrative sciences in Slovenia as part of the Central European political and legal environment. Public administration in Slovenia was initially, and still is, primarily law-driven, but an integrative and furthermore interdisciplinary approach to public-administration studies is considered to be an inevitable trend due to its complex character. However, as indicated by the presented results of research on Slovene administrative study programs and teachers’ habilitation areas, combined with the classification of researchers’ scientific achievements, carried out in order to establish the state of the art of administrative science, research and study programs are developing rather in the framework of administrative-legal science. Hence, as grounded by historical, comparative and empirical analyses of the present study programs, habilitation and research areas in Slovenia, critical assessment of their design and classification leads us to draw several conclusions. Primarily, law is not sufficient, although, simultaneously, in the CEE area it is an indispensable basis for the study of a law-determined public administration. Both mentioned imperatives should systematically be taken into account in future (supra-) national field classifications as well as in the planning and accreditation of study programs and research in the field.

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Social and civil aspects of intellectual property regulation in Ukraine

Revista de la Universidad del Zulia ◽

10.46925//rdluz.34.13 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (34) ◽

pp. 206-223

Author(s):

Yevhen Leheza ◽

Anzhelika Pylypenko ◽

Larysa Svystun ◽

Oksana Zuieva ◽

Inna Yefimova

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Property ◽

Public Administration ◽

Administration System ◽

Dialectical Method ◽

The Public ◽

Documentary Sources ◽

Legal Situation ◽

Special Competence

The purpose of the research. They are considered relevant issues of the administrative and legal situation of subjects of special competence in relation to public administration in the field of intellectual property. Main content. A circle of specific subjects in the public administration system is determined. It identifies the role of subjects of special competence in the performance of the tasks of public administration in the field of intellectual property. The classification of subjects of special competence in the public administration is presented. Methodology: Analysis of documentary sources; the basis is the dialectical method of knowledge of the facts of social reality, on which the comparative formal and legal approaches are largely based. Conclusions. Conclusions are drawn on the place of subjects of special competence in relation to public administration in the field of intellectual property. Proposals are made on the need to improve existing legislation in Ukraine on intellectual property.

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A Two-Dimensional Scheme for Classifying the States According to Degree of Inter-Party Competition

American Political Science Review ◽

10.2307/1951396 ◽

1955 ◽

Vol 49 (4) ◽

pp. 1120-1128 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Joseph A. Schlesinger

Keyword(s):

Political Parties ◽

American Politics ◽

Party Systems ◽

Party Competition ◽

Political Scientist ◽

Units Of Analysis ◽

Cultural Base ◽

Political Units ◽

The Comparative Study

The student of American politics has displayed an increasing interest in the states as units of analysis. Since the states share a common institutional framework and cultural base, and at the same time differ in respect to economy, politics, and social structure, they provide excellent material for comparative studies. The political scientist has at hand a group of political units in which some of the most elusive variables are held constant. In the comparative study of American state politics, then, there is the promise that hypotheses about politics in general may be formulated and tested.The first stage of analysis is classification. Since competition between political parties for public office is a basic concept in the study of American politics, the nature and degree of party competition provide important criteria for a classification of the states. It is the purpose of this paper to point up the difficulties involved in formulating a classification of the states according to their party systems and to suggest possible categories of party competition which such a classification might include.

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134 Public perceptions of equine processing and welfare

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.1093/jas/skz397.027 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 98 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 12-13

Author(s):

Kelly Melvin ◽

Liesel G Schneider ◽

Jennie L Ivey ◽

Peter D Krawczel

Keyword(s):

Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Public Perceptions ◽

Demographic Information ◽

The Public ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Equine Welfare ◽

Definition Of ◽

Industry Professionals

Abstract Equine welfare and processing are a major topic of interest, often debated by industry professionals and the public alike. These debates often focus on the welfare of equines during the different aspects of processing and the impacts related to the processing legislation passed in 2007. Our objective was to determine if one’s definition of welfare, industry connection, or their classification of equines was associated with their perceptions of equine processing and related impacts. Over a 6 week period, a survey was distributed via email and social media outlets to United States residents over the age of 18 (n=1,334). Participants responded to questions including demographic information, connection to the industry, equine classification, and indicated the changes they expected occurred due to the 2007 processing legislation. Furthermore, participants selected sources from which they commonly obtain information regarding animal welfare issues. Statistical significance was set at α=0.05. Multinomial logistic regression in SAS (SAS Institute, Cary, NC; PROC LOGISTIC) was used to determine factors associated with participants’ likelihood to respond “increase”, “decrease”, or “no impact” to each area in which the 2007 legislation could have impacted the industry. When asked if there was an impact on the number of horses processed, connection to the industry (P=0.03), welfare definition (P< 0.0001) and classification of horses (P=0.009) were associated with responses. Respondents with light connection, when compared to moderate connection, were 10 times more likely (OR=10.9; 95% Cl: 1.03, 111.1) to say there was an increase in horse processing, versus no impact, in response to the 2007 legislation. Understanding interactions between industry connection, welfare definition, classification of equids relative to current industry issues may prove beneficial to bridge an educational gap and provide clarity to important welfare concerns.

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Public services: modern approaches to classification

Public administration aspects ◽

10.15421/152065 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 5-15

Author(s):

Tetiana Serohina

Keyword(s):

Public Administration ◽

Public Service ◽

Public Services ◽

Service System ◽

Scientific Research ◽

The Public ◽

Service Category ◽

Modern System ◽

The Relationship

The aim of the study is to analyze the existing approaches to the classification of the public services system and to develop an approach that would meet modern domestic requirements. The urgency is due to the insufficient level of theoretical organization of the general array of public services, hence the practical need for the effective functioning of all areas of the system. The results of the study reveal the relationship between the lack of a proper approach to the classification of the public service system and the heterogeneity of changes that occur in different areas of this system. The existing approaches to the concept of "classification" are considered and the author's definition is offered, it is established that classification acts as an important tool of the theory of public administration. The level of complexity of the "service" category as an object of scientific research and the "public service" category is outlined. Modern approaches to classifications of public services are given, among which it is necessary to allocate (by subjects of service rendering, subjects of reception, by groups of services, by types of services, etc.), but it is established that existing approaches do not allow to organize the whole array of public services. Therefore, the author's approach that meets the requirements of this study is proposed. The conclusions are to substantiate the impossibility of establishing a modern system of public services without the development of adequate approaches to classification. The study clarifies the concept of classification, reveals that existing approaches to the classification of public services do not allow them to properly systematize and organize, resulting in the proposed author's approach to the classification of public services by area of provision, but deserves special attention to the criterion of delegation possibility of public service.

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THE ALGORITHM OF ORGANIZATION OF FINANCE OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR

«Izvestia vyssih uchebnyh zavedenij. Seria «Ekonomika, finansy i upravlenie proizvodstvom» ◽

10.6060/ivecofin.2020464.500 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 25-34

Author(s):

Ольга Владиленовна Макашина ◽

Наталия Сергеевна Красникова

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Public Administration ◽

Statistical Data ◽

Point Of View ◽

Practical Application ◽

The Public ◽

Starting Point ◽

The Impact ◽

The International Monetary Fund

The purpose of the study was to identify the reasons why there was a need to form a new model of public sector finance and develop an algorithm for organizing public sector finance. The article compares the provisions of the guidelines developed by the international monetary fund on public finance statistics. The authors proceeded from the guidelines that the starting point for the organization of public sector Finance was the identification of institutional units and activities that relate to the public sector. This made it possible to determine the composition of public sector finances. The purpose of the organization of public sector finance is to meet the socio-economic needs of society, ensuring compliance with the appropriate level of national security. The need for the functioning of institutional units in the public sector is related to the fact that it would be impossible to meet public needs on a purely entrepreneurial basis. It is determined that the practical application of the principles of classification of sectors will be required in cases where it is necessary to find out whether a particular entity belongs to institutional units and, if so, to which sector (either to the public administration sector or to state corporations). The paper shows that from the point of view of the impact on fiscal policy, public sector finances include the finances of the public administration sector, which in turn consists of institutional units that are mainly engaged in non-market activities, and the finances of state corporations (organizations). The proposed approach to the organization of public sector Finance based on the concept of institutional units will increase the availability of key statistical data. This is certainly in line with the desire of most countries to increase transparency and accountability in the public sector. In addition, it helps to identify shortcomings at the early stages of the deterioration of the financial situation in the country and to take timely corrective measures

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CONCEPTS, SIGNS AND CLASSIFICATION OF MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, WHAT TO ACCEPT IN THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PROCESS IN THE AUTHORITIES OF THE NATIONAL POLICE OF UKRAINE

Scientific Journal of Public and Private Law ◽

10.32844/2618-1258.2019.1-1.22 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 130-136

Author(s):

K.L. BUHAIChUK ◽

Keyword(s):

Public Administration ◽

Management Decisions ◽

The Public ◽

National Police

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135 Public perceptions of equine processing and welfare

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.1093/jas/skz397.010 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 98 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 4-5

Author(s):

Kelly Melvin ◽

Liesel G Schneider ◽

Jennie L Ivey ◽

Peter D Krawczel

Keyword(s):

Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Public Perceptions ◽

Demographic Information ◽

The Public ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Equine Welfare ◽

Definition Of ◽

Industry Professionals

Abstract Equine welfare and processing are a major topic of interest, often debated by industry professionals and the public alike. These debates often focus on the welfare of equines during the different aspects of processing and the impacts related to the processing legislation passed in 2007. Our objective was to determine if one’s definition of welfare, industry connection, or their classification of equines was associated with their perceptions of equine processing and related impacts. Over a 6-wk period, a survey was distributed via email and social media outlets to U.S. residents over the age of 18 (n = 1,334). Participants responded to questions including demographic information, connection to the industry, equine classification, and indicated the changes they expected occurred due to the 2007 processing legislation. Furthermore, participants selected sources from which they commonly obtain information regarding animal welfare issues. Statistical significance was set at α=0.05. Multinomial logistic regression in SAS (SAS Institute, Cary, NC; PROC LOGISTIC) was used to determine factors associated with participants’ likelihood to respond “increase,” “decrease,” or “no impact” to each area in which the 2007 legislation could have impacted the industry. When asked if there was an impact on the number of horses processed, connection to the industry (P = 0.03), welfare definition (P < 0.0001) and classification of horses (P = 0.009) were associated with responses. Respondents with light connection, when compared to moderate connection, were 10 times more likely (OR=10.9; 95% Cl: 1.03, 111.1) to say there was an increase in horse processing, versus no impact, in response to the 2007 legislation. Understanding interactions between industry connection, welfare definition, classification of equids relative to current industry issues may prove beneficial to bridge an educational gap and provide clarity to important welfare concerns.

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