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The latest edition in the International Library of Policy Analysis series explores a comprehensive overview of policy analysis in Argentina. It explores theoretical frameworks, views of the State, the development of the field, and current paradigms before examining knowledge produced at different levels (federal, provincial, and local); the application of the discipline by 'Internal Policy Advisory Councils, Consultants, and Committees'; the role of think tanks, NGOs, and political parties; and the developments provided by university teaching and research. Analysing the conceptual frameworks and methodologies used from a meta-theoretical perspective, it provides a panoramic picture of the perspectives and challenges of policy analysis in Argentina.
Public administration as a field of study finds itself in the middle of a fluid environment. The very reach and complexity of public administration has been easy to take for granted, easy to attack, and difficult to explain, particularly in the soundbite and Twitter-snipe media environment. Not only has the context for the discipline changed, but the institutions of public administration have adapted and innovated to deliver services to the public and serve those in power while becoming increasingly complex themselves. Has public administration evolved? And what new lines of research are critical for effective policy and delivery of programs and public services while preserving foundational ...
Beginning with volume 41 (1979), the University of Texas Press became the publisher of the Handbook of Latin American Studies, the most comprehensive annual bibliography in the field. Compiled by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress and annotated by a corps of more than 130 specialists in various disciplines, the Handbook alternates from year to year between social sciences and humanities. The Handbook annotates works on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the Guianas, Spanish South America, and Brazil, as well as materials covering Latin America as a whole. Most of the subsections are preceded by introductory essays that serve as biannual evaluations of the literature and research under way in specialized areas. The Handbook of Latin American Studies is the oldest continuing reference work in the field. Katherine D. McCann is acting editor for this volume. The subject categories for Volume 57 are as follows: Electronic Resources for the Social Sciences Anthropology Economics Geography Government and Politics International Relations Sociology
El presente libro es resultado de un esfuerzo colectivo por pensar en torno a la Ciencia Política como disciplina, su estado y sus perspectivas y, también, respecto a ciertos problemas y dilemas que plantea la realidad política y social contemporánea en el ámbito geográfico de América Latina. El punto de inicio de este trabajo conjunto se ubica en las jornadas académicas celebradas en la Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México, durante el mes de octubre del 2014, en el marco de la celebración del 50 aniversario de la Licenciatura en Ciencias Políticas y Administración Pública de esa universidad.
Cuando esbozábamos los contornos de este libro, vislumbrar el fin del "ciclo progresista" en América Latina se antojaba una osadía. Tomar distancia de los gobiernos que alguna vez formaron la "marea rosada" es ya un lugar común. Las criticas se han multiplicado y vienen de todas las posiciones ideológicas. Sucede que este volumen no nació para celebrar el fin de dichos procesos sino para comenzar una profunda reflexión sobre los grandes problemas regionales: la salud de nuestras democracias, el papel del Estado, la crisis ambiental, la influencia de los medios de comunicación, la calidad de nuestros líderes, la corrupción desbocada, la violencia civil, los vaivenes geopolíticos y ...
In the 1980s and 1990s, nations throughout Latin America experienced the dual transformations of market liberalizing reforms and democratization. Since then, perhaps no issue has been more controversial among those who study the region than the exact nature of the relationship between these two processes. Bringing a much-needed comparative perspective to the discussion, Judith Teichman examines the politics of market reform in Chile, Argentina, and Mexico, analyzing its implications for democratic practices in each case. Teichman considers both internal and external influences on the process of Latin American market reform, anchoring her investigation in the historical, political, and cultur...