This book examines a sophisticated effort by radical economic reformers to change the ideology of nationalism in Mexico from 1988-94 and so “reinvent” the country in a way that was more friendly to their market policies, and responses to this by opposition parties.

Jordi Sevilla dirige una propuesta de reforma de la Administración General del Estado que proporcione un mejor servicio al ciudadano desde la apertura y la transparencia.

David Pawson escribe: “En países donde la iglesia está declinando, ¿por qué cosa oraremos, y qué haremos al respecto? Encuentro que los cristianos se dividen en dos grupos principales: quienes esperan que Dios haga algo al respecto y quienes creen que Dios está esperando que nosotros hagamos algo al respecto… Creo que Dios está esperando que nosotros hagamos algo… “Lutero no se sentía cómodo con toda la Biblia. Esa fue una de las raíces de su inconsistencia. La segunda falla, producto de la anterior, fue que no aplicó la Biblia a cada parte de la vida cristiana y de la vida de la iglesia de su tiempo. Hubo áreas que no tocó. Creo que Dios nos está llamando ahora… a completar esa Reforma y tomar toda la Biblia y aplicarla a toda la vida cristiana, a toda nuestra predicación y a toda la estructura de nuestra iglesia”. En este libro, David desentraña este tema y provee indicadores para las reformas que se necesitan en el siglo XXI.

This handbook presents contemporary research on public administration in Latin America. The first section explores the range of administrative systems in existence across the region. The second portion of the book discusses important topics such as public personnel management, accountability and policy coordination in Latin America.

Territorial autonomy in Spain has reached a crossroads. After over thirty years of development, the consensus regarding its appropriateness has started to crumble. The transformation project embodied by the reform of Statute of Catalonia (2006) has failed to achieve its most significant demands. Although the concept of Spain as a Federation is disputed -more within the country than beyond-, the evolution of the Spanish system needs to follow a markedly federalist path. In this perspective, reference models assume critical importance. This edition gathers the works of a broad group of European, American and Spanish experts who analyse the present-day challenges of their respective systems. The objective, thus, is to contribute ideas which might help to address the evolution of the Spanish system in the light of the experience of more established Federations. This second volume focuses its attention on the difficulties and challenges faced in two particular fields. On the one hand, the field of intergovernmental relations and, on the other, questions related to the integration and acknowledgement of diversity and of Fundamental Rights, with special reference to the cases of Canada and Spain. Finally, there is analysis of other specific aspects of the system of territorial autonomy in Spain.