This study develops a conceptual and analytical reference framework for the preparation of case studies on political determinants of the level of success of the reforms of the system of public-sector personnel in Latin America. Its main goal is to orient the empirical work toward the evaluation...

This study develops a conceptual and analytical reference framework for the preparation of case studies on political determinants of the level of success of the reforms of the system of public-sector personnel in Latin America. Its main goal is to orient the empirical work toward the evaluation...

This document analyses the political economy of civil service reform in Brazil during the two Cardoso administrations. Its main purpose is to provide a detailed empirical account of the politics of the reform's implementation. Its broader objective is to advance in the comparative identification...

This presentation was commissioned by the Public Management and Transparency Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the III Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on November 14th and 15th, 2002. Reform wave triggered by: fiscal duress Electoral competition; market-centered openess; Dominant...