This dissertation studies the Andean countries of Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela, which have recently passed new Constitutions, under strong popular support and political renewal platforms of newly elected Presidents. The ...

The end of last century was marked by a broad global movement, carried out by around 30 countries that have left authoritarianism and have adopted democracy as a regime of government. Huntington (1991) has called this ...

This thesis discusses the public managers, actors recently considered by literature as a specific group, which is defined for being results-oriented and for pursuing public value creation. In general, there are few studies ...

Nos últimos anos, dezenas de países aprovaram Leis de Acesso à Informação Pública, alegadamente com o intuito de assegurar a transparência e reforçar a accountability democrática. Em novembro de 2011, o Brasil tornou-se o ...

The relation between Economic Development and Democratic Transition/Consolidation is subject that generated the largest body of research in comparative politics. This work is a literature revision and covers the main authors ...

Recently the world witnessed several demonstrations in Arabian countries being driven by the use of innovative technologies as social networks, including the power to overthrow governments and disclosure of secret data ...

Historically, public banks represent important instrument of the federal government as part of the formulation and implementation of public policies. The relevance of actions materialized for them, especially in relation ...