Abstract
In the late 1960s, Portugal began a project for public administration reform in order to adapt the national structures to the new challenges of the decade. At the same time, internationally, governments were struggling to improve
their levels of efficiency to respond better to the demands for economic and social development. These challenges led to the establishment of significant international networks responsible for the dissemination of principles
and practices that encouraged and supported administrative reforms all over the world. This article intends to prove that the Portuguese project of administrative reform is a product of several international incentives. It also
intends to show how this process began after the end of World War II and followed international guidelines to fulfil national objectives.
their levels of efficiency to respond better to the demands for economic and social development. These challenges led to the establishment of significant international networks responsible for the dissemination of principles
and practices that encouraged and supported administrative reforms all over the world. This article intends to prove that the Portuguese project of administrative reform is a product of several international incentives. It also
intends to show how this process began after the end of World War II and followed international guidelines to fulfil national objectives.
| Translated title of the contribution | Reforming Public Administration in the post-war world: Designing a national project or following global guidelines? (1950-1970) |
|---|---|
| Original language | Portuguese |
| Pages (from-to) | 960-974 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Revista de Administração Pública |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- portugal
- Estado novo
- Public Administration
- economic and social development
- International impulses