The Administrative Reform of Latin America

Abstract

Latin America has gone through several relevant events, but the highest point of all in the previous forty years has been the persistence with which it has pursued administrative reform, despite a series of setbacks that have been taking place gradually; It is possible that nowhere in the world are there so many government announcements of daring and imaginary reform plans that achieved so little in practice (Spink, 1992). Major administrative reform programs are often essential in establishing the administrative capacities necessary for economic and social development to carry out the general functions of government. Major administrative reforms are defined as specially designed efforts to induce substantial changes in public administration systems through reforms throughout the system or at least through measures to improve one or more of its key elements, such as structures administrative, personnel and process.