Four Modernisation of the state and bureaucratic capacity-building in the Brazilian Federal Government
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Celina Souza
Abstract
Particularist relations are increasingly giving way to technical competences and universal procedures as the basis for forming the public bureaucracy. The chapter examines the role of the bureaucratic system as one of the factors that played a decisive part in modernising the Brazilian state by professionalising on the basis of technical and scientific expertise, formalising rules, and standardising procedures. Focusing on methods of recruiting for the bureaucracy, the chapter shows that, particularly from the 2000s onwards, greater professionalisation, oversight of the bureaucracy and recruitment by competitive examination indicate that Brazil’s democracy is being strengthened. It is argued that in spite of the multiple mechanisms used by different governments and political regimes to recruit for the bureaucracy, the federal executive was always able to construct bureaucratic capabilities to meet its priorities.
Abstract
Particularist relations are increasingly giving way to technical competences and universal procedures as the basis for forming the public bureaucracy. The chapter examines the role of the bureaucratic system as one of the factors that played a decisive part in modernising the Brazilian state by professionalising on the basis of technical and scientific expertise, formalising rules, and standardising procedures. Focusing on methods of recruiting for the bureaucracy, the chapter shows that, particularly from the 2000s onwards, greater professionalisation, oversight of the bureaucracy and recruitment by competitive examination indicate that Brazil’s democracy is being strengthened. It is argued that in spite of the multiple mechanisms used by different governments and political regimes to recruit for the bureaucracy, the federal executive was always able to construct bureaucratic capabilities to meet its priorities.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables and figures vii
- Notes on contributors ix
- Acknowledgements xv
- Policy analysis in Brazil: the state of the art 1
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Styles and Methods of Policy Analysis in Brazil
- Professionalisation of policy analysis in Brazil 13
- Policy analysis styles in Brazil 27
- Modernisation of the state and bureaucratic capacity-building in the Brazilian Federal Government 39
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Policy Analysis by Governments and the Legislature
- Policy analysis and governance innovations in the federal government 55
- Policy monitoring and evaluation systems: recent advances in Brazil’s federal public administration 69
- Privatisation and policy decision-making in Brazil 81
- Production of policy-related information and knowledge in Brazil: the state government agencies 95
- Policy analysis at the municipal level of government 107
- The role of the Brazilian legislature in the public policy decision-making process 119
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Parties, Councils, Interest Groups and Advocacy-Based Policy Analysis
- Brazil’s National Council for Social Assistance and the policy community supporting social assistance as a right 135
- Brazil’s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic: integrating prevention and treatment 149
- Media and policy analysis in Brazil: the process of policy production, reception and analysis through the media 163
- Parties and public policy: programmatic formulation and political processing of constitutional amendments 177
- Business associations and public policy analysis 191
- Policy analysis in non-governmental organisations and the implementation of pro-diversity policies 205
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Academic and Research Institute-Based Policy Analysis
- Expert community and sectoral policy: the Brazilian Sanitary Reform 219
- Brazilian think tanks: between the past and the future 233
- Policy analysis by academic institutions in Rio de Janeiro State 249
- Postgraduate instruction and policy analysis training in Brazil 261
- Index 273
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables and figures vii
- Notes on contributors ix
- Acknowledgements xv
- Policy analysis in Brazil: the state of the art 1
-
Styles and Methods of Policy Analysis in Brazil
- Professionalisation of policy analysis in Brazil 13
- Policy analysis styles in Brazil 27
- Modernisation of the state and bureaucratic capacity-building in the Brazilian Federal Government 39
-
Policy Analysis by Governments and the Legislature
- Policy analysis and governance innovations in the federal government 55
- Policy monitoring and evaluation systems: recent advances in Brazil’s federal public administration 69
- Privatisation and policy decision-making in Brazil 81
- Production of policy-related information and knowledge in Brazil: the state government agencies 95
- Policy analysis at the municipal level of government 107
- The role of the Brazilian legislature in the public policy decision-making process 119
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Parties, Councils, Interest Groups and Advocacy-Based Policy Analysis
- Brazil’s National Council for Social Assistance and the policy community supporting social assistance as a right 135
- Brazil’s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic: integrating prevention and treatment 149
- Media and policy analysis in Brazil: the process of policy production, reception and analysis through the media 163
- Parties and public policy: programmatic formulation and political processing of constitutional amendments 177
- Business associations and public policy analysis 191
- Policy analysis in non-governmental organisations and the implementation of pro-diversity policies 205
-
Academic and Research Institute-Based Policy Analysis
- Expert community and sectoral policy: the Brazilian Sanitary Reform 219
- Brazilian think tanks: between the past and the future 233
- Policy analysis by academic institutions in Rio de Janeiro State 249
- Postgraduate instruction and policy analysis training in Brazil 261
- Index 273
