6 Policy analysis by the federal government: the contribution of the National Institute of Public Administration
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Juan Ignacio Doberti
Abstract
The National Institute of Public Administration (INAP) of Argentina was founded in 1973. Since then, it has been in charge of both the training of the national state employees and the analysis of public policies, especially related to human resources, staffing, structures, salaries, and applied research on administration and public management.
Despite having gone through several changes in its structure, INAP has maintained its role beyond the many macroeconomic and institutional crises and different governments Argentina has experienced in the last five decades. The Institute has thus become an example of persistence in training and research in the public sector, as well as a guide for public offices both at the national and subnational level.
This chapter aims to study the history of INAP and its evolution, from its creation until the present day. The main objective is to identify and describe the features that allowed its stability as a leading institution in Argentina. We will also review the production on policy analysis that has been carried out by the institution in the last decade. We will focus on books, working papers, and the scientific journal Estado Abierto, which is currently the main publication on public policy in the country.
Abstract
The National Institute of Public Administration (INAP) of Argentina was founded in 1973. Since then, it has been in charge of both the training of the national state employees and the analysis of public policies, especially related to human resources, staffing, structures, salaries, and applied research on administration and public management.
Despite having gone through several changes in its structure, INAP has maintained its role beyond the many macroeconomic and institutional crises and different governments Argentina has experienced in the last five decades. The Institute has thus become an example of persistence in training and research in the public sector, as well as a guide for public offices both at the national and subnational level.
This chapter aims to study the history of INAP and its evolution, from its creation until the present day. The main objective is to identify and describe the features that allowed its stability as a leading institution in Argentina. We will also review the production on policy analysis that has been carried out by the institution in the last decade. We will focus on books, working papers, and the scientific journal Estado Abierto, which is currently the main publication on public policy in the country.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures and tables vii
- Notes on contributors ix
- Preface xiii
- Introduction: history, problems, and theories of policy analysis in Argentina 1
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The theories, styles, and methods of policy analysis
- Public policies in complex societies: Argentina, a case of a cyclical society 21
- Policy analysis as a profession: the interaction between knowledge production and policy making 41
- The styles of policy analysis in Argentina: analytical frameworks in debate 56
- Prospective policy analysis: its development and application for Argentina 74
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Policy analysis by governments
- Policy analysis by the federal government: the contribution of the National Institute of Public Administration 91
- Policy analysis in the bureaucracy: the production of knowledge for professional public management training 105
- Policy analysis at the subnational level: an exploration of a collaborative governance model 119
- Policy analysis in Argentine local governments: a growing, heterogeneous, and controversial field of study 133
- Policy analysis at different levels of government: the managerial skills in leaders of policy networks in Argentina 151
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Internal policy advisory councils, consultants, and committees
- Government Administrators Corps in Argentina: a transformative initiative of internal consultants for public administration 173
- The Argentine Congress as an environment for public policy formulation: an analysis of its technical areas 187
- Policy analysis by national government advisory councils: knowledge production and its role in policy design and implementation 199
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Parties, private research centers, and interest group-based policy analysis
- Policy analysis in professional organizations: the contribution of the Argentine Association of Public Administration Studies 217
- Policy analysis by parties: political cadres formation and training for the public management in Argentina 230
- Democratic governance and the role of think tanks in the public policy cycle in Argentina 242
- Policy analysis in private research centers: the Center for the Study of State and Society and its production on state and public policies in Argentina 259
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Academics, teaching, and policy analysis in universities
- Academic policy analysis: the development of production in public administration and policy studies in Argentina (2001–2019) 279
- Emergence and development of public policies training tracks in Argentine universities 297
- Postgraduate university training in public administration, management, and public policy in Argentina: structure and distribution in the period 1990–2017 311
- Policy analysis at the universities: teaching comparative public administration with a Latin American perspective 328
- Index 356
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures and tables vii
- Notes on contributors ix
- Preface xiii
- Introduction: history, problems, and theories of policy analysis in Argentina 1
-
The theories, styles, and methods of policy analysis
- Public policies in complex societies: Argentina, a case of a cyclical society 21
- Policy analysis as a profession: the interaction between knowledge production and policy making 41
- The styles of policy analysis in Argentina: analytical frameworks in debate 56
- Prospective policy analysis: its development and application for Argentina 74
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Policy analysis by governments
- Policy analysis by the federal government: the contribution of the National Institute of Public Administration 91
- Policy analysis in the bureaucracy: the production of knowledge for professional public management training 105
- Policy analysis at the subnational level: an exploration of a collaborative governance model 119
- Policy analysis in Argentine local governments: a growing, heterogeneous, and controversial field of study 133
- Policy analysis at different levels of government: the managerial skills in leaders of policy networks in Argentina 151
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Internal policy advisory councils, consultants, and committees
- Government Administrators Corps in Argentina: a transformative initiative of internal consultants for public administration 173
- The Argentine Congress as an environment for public policy formulation: an analysis of its technical areas 187
- Policy analysis by national government advisory councils: knowledge production and its role in policy design and implementation 199
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Parties, private research centers, and interest group-based policy analysis
- Policy analysis in professional organizations: the contribution of the Argentine Association of Public Administration Studies 217
- Policy analysis by parties: political cadres formation and training for the public management in Argentina 230
- Democratic governance and the role of think tanks in the public policy cycle in Argentina 242
- Policy analysis in private research centers: the Center for the Study of State and Society and its production on state and public policies in Argentina 259
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Academics, teaching, and policy analysis in universities
- Academic policy analysis: the development of production in public administration and policy studies in Argentina (2001–2019) 279
- Emergence and development of public policies training tracks in Argentine universities 297
- Postgraduate university training in public administration, management, and public policy in Argentina: structure and distribution in the period 1990–2017 311
- Policy analysis at the universities: teaching comparative public administration with a Latin American perspective 328
- Index 356
