Panizza, Francisco 
ORCID: 0000-0002-3755-9209 and Philip, George
(2005)
Second generation reform in Latin America: reforming the public sector in Uruguay and Mexico.
Journal of Latin American Studies, 37 (4).
pp. 667-691.
ISSN 0022-216X
Abstract
Uruguay and Mexico have both passed laws aiming to professionalise the public sector bureaucracy according to what might be considered ‘second generation’ reform principles. They did so under what might initially have seemed to be politically unpropitious circumstances. The reforms might have been vetoed by interests that feared that they would lose out from the changes, but were not. They might have been blocked by conditions of minority presidentialism, but were not. This article seeks to explain the successful passing of this reform legislation. Framing issues played a significant role in reducing opposition. Notably important was the way in which the reforms were presented, and specifically the ability of their proponents to avoid presenting them as market-friendly reforms. The political context also provided the reformers with arguments that in the end proved persuasive.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJourna... |
| Additional Information: | © 2005 Cambridge University Press |
| Divisions: | LSE Human Rights Government |
| Subjects: | F History United States, Canada, Latin America > F1201 Latin America (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2008 09:50 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 22:52 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/16961 |
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