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Author:   Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira (, Professor of Political Economy at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780199261185

ISBN 10:   0199261180
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   07 October 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Part I: The Rise of the Modern State 1: Historical Forms of State 2: From the Absolute to the Liberal, and to the Liberal-Democratic State 3: From the Liberal to the Social Democratic State 4: The Crisis of the Social-Democratic State 5: The Emergence of Republican Rights 6: Globalization and the Need for a Strong State 7: The New Social-Liberal and Republican State Part II: Reforming Public Administration 8: Bureaucratic and Civil Service Reform 9: Public Managment Reform in Practice Part III: Public Management Reform 10: Public Management Reform 11: The Basic Model 12: Devolution and Decentralization 13: Autonomous Agencies 14: Social Organizations 15: Managing from the Strategic Core 16: The Range of Control Mechanisms Part IV: Theories and the Reform 17: Theoretical-Ideological Orientations 18: Public Choice and Organization Theory 19: The Reform's Critics Part V: The Politics of Reform 20: The Democratic Constraint 21: Bureaucrats' Autonomy and Accountability Conclusion: Democratic, Liberal, Social, and Republican References

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The world needs talented visionaries, steeped in scholarship and engrossed in practice, such as Bresser-Pereira, a highly regarded intellectual and practitioner of public management and a former (1995-98) minister of reform of Brazil. Highly recommended. --CHOICE<br>

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