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Administrative Reforms and Global Managerialism: A Critical Analysis of Three Brazilian State Reforms
Author(s) -
Imasato Takeyoshi,
Martins Paulo Emílio Matos,
Pieranti Octavio Penna
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
canadian journal of administrative sciences / revue canadienne des sciences de l'administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.347
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1936-4490
pISSN - 0825-0383
DOI - 10.1002/cjas.163
Subject(s) - managerialism , public administration , politics , globalization , state (computer science) , democracy , political science , executive branch , law , algorithm , computer science
Administrative reforms implemented in the last two decades in Brazil have been influenced by the New Public Management (NPM) literature. This manuscript compares and critically analyzes the administrative, social, and political implications of reforms in the executive branch of three Brazilian states. Based on the concept of global managerialism, we consider the impact of NPM‐based reforms and the corresponding dissemination of managerialism within governments and public organizations. We conclude by highlighting the threat of global managerialism to democratic institutions in an era of globalization. Copyright © 2010 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.