Understanding Organizations and Environments: A Comparative Perspective

Tapia-Videla, Jorge I.

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“…Ce modèle cherche à remplacer les pratiques consensuelles et pluralistes au centre par un nouvel ordre technocratique « rationel » aux accents populistes 48 . La sécurité nationale 49 et les politiques antidéveloppementales 50 remplacent la vieille rhétorique développementaliste et participante jadis prônée comme antidote aux soulèvements dans la périphérie.…”

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Crise politique et transnationalisation de l’État en Amérique latine : une interprétation théorique

Nef¹

2005

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If the crisis of the state has been a common trait in Latin America, its manifestations have not been the same throughout the continent. This article examines two general and apparently contraditory trends : the trend toward authoritarian capitalism resulting from the crisis of hegemony in South America and the trend towards popularly-based insurgency resulting from a crisis of domination in most of Central America. The author bases his general interpretation of these trends on the analysis of the historical and structural relationships between four factors identified as responsible for the drastic change in the role of the state, from "national development" to "national security" : the crisis in the model of accumulation, the growing polarization of political alliance, the transnationalization of the civil society and the state, and the interplay between relative autonomy of the state and transnationalization. He finds that the combination of transnational integration of the Latin American elites into one U.S.-centered project with hegemonic pretensions, and a growing marginalization and alienation on the part of the bulk of the internal constituencies has brought about an acute crisis of both legitimation and domination. As violence becomes the most common political currency -with repression and plain state terrorism evolving into a distinct style of politics - and the prospects towards redemocratization being very fragile, the author concludes that revolutionary struggles may be the only possibility for an indigenous redefinition of development, national self-determination and democracy

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Crise politique et transnationalisation de l’État en Amérique latine : une interprétation théorique

Nef¹

2005

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“…Several years ago, in the pages of the Public Administration Review, J. Fred Springer (1976), Jong S. Jun (1976), Jorge I. Tapia-Videla (1976), and Jamil E. Jreisat (1979, in separate articles evaluating the status of Comparative Public Administration alluded to the importance of organization theory. According to Jun:…”

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Comparative public adminstration: The United States view in international perspective

Henderson

1982

Public Admin & Development

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In the study of comparative public administration in the United States, there are currently four directions of development associated with bureaucratic and policy models, case and component approaches, the comparative study of organizations, and application. The characteristics of these developments are outlined in this article, recent publications surveyed and future trends discussed. The extent to which there is a peculiarly American or Western tradition in the comparative study of administration is considered and issue is taken with the argument presented by Dwivedi and Nef (1982) for greater autonomy.

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“…This nature is largely shaped by a number of somewhat contradictory functions that public administration has performed for the larger political systems within which it exists. 33 A first major function ascribed to the public bureaucracies in the region has been to serve as an important mechanism for securing some degree of upward social mobility while at the same time providing a major source of patronage for the groups in positions of power. Patronage has a longstanding tradition in the area and it has shown a high degree of resilience against attempts to introduce 'objective' standards of professionalism through the use of merit systems in the public sector.…”

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Ageing, Development and Social Service Delivery Systems in Latin America: Problems and Perspectives

Tapia-Videla

Parrish

1982

Ageing and Society

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Economic development in Latin America has facilitated the broadening and improvement of governmental services in public health, social security and public administration. These improvements, particularly in public health, have precipitated changes in rates of morbidity and mortality. Many countries have also experienced a fall in birth rates during this period. The result of people living longer and having fewer children is a progressive ageing of Latin American societies. This article explores some critical questions posed by the ageing of populations in these societies. Within the context of varying patterns of national development, special emphasis is placed on the systemic potential for politico-administrative response in the area of social and health services.

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Understanding Organizations and Environments: A Comparative Perspective

Cited by 10 publications

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Crise politique et transnationalisation de l’État en Amérique latine : une interprétation théorique

Crise politique et transnationalisation de l’État en Amérique latine : une interprétation théorique

Comparative public adminstration: The United States view in international perspective

Ageing, Development and Social Service Delivery Systems in Latin America: Problems and Perspectives

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