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O texto não só sugere interessantes abordagens a respeito do novo perfil do Estado como analisa, com elementos inovadores, a problemática da formação dos administradores públicos, entrando no mérito seja do caráter da demanda por formação, seja dos conteúdos de formação. Vincula, também, a formação de administradores públicos à pesquisa e docência neste campo.

The author distinguishes different types of constraints which are crucial for the success or failure in Latin American policy implementation, including the technical requirements of bureaucratic functioning, the established traditions and routines of the bureaucratic culture, the nature, significance and degree of access of the various clienteles to the bureaucratic agencies as well as induced changes in regime orientation

This work will sketch some methodogical and theoretical guidelines for studying the historical process by which national states were formed in Latin America. It is a suggested method for studying this process, not a rigorous interpretation of it. Such an interpretation would be difficult without first having studied in depth the experiences of several nations from which to infer and generalize a pattern of historical development. Studies of this sort have been undertaken recently, so I will confine myself here to a discussion of certain conceptual elements and a research strategy that may prove useful in the work that lies ahead. Several hypotheses on the process of state formation will be advanced to illustrate the perspective from which I propose to undertake its study.

Suggested is an analytical perspective showing those substantive & environmental factors which give the state bureaucracies of Latin America their specific character. Pointed out is the emphasis placed on private organizations by those dealing with administrative & organizational questions, & its consequences for a study of state institutions. Taking state machinery as a separate unit of analysis, considered is its field of competence & action as an arena where political conflicts & historical processes take place, through a complex set of interactions that make the boundaries between state & civil society unclear, & increase the heterogeneity of the bureaucracy. The role of the state is reviewed, noting the intrinsically conflicting nature of the bureaucracy's functions & the way in which its performance & productivity should be understood. Bibliography. Modified AA.