MANAGERIAL REFORM - BASIC TEXTS
2001. The new State will be social, liberal, and democratic the new management more accountable, more political, and republican. English and Portuguese versions available. (The 2001 John L. Manion Lecture. Ottawa).
2001. Public management reform is beginning in Latin America. Yet, advancements are unsatisfactory, reflecting the low level of governance or political development of the region (Paper: International Journal of Political Studies).
2000. From civil servants as from politicians it is asked that they have republican virtues. And often they do. (Paper in United Nations Report)
2000. Our basic objectives should be to build a capable state and to assure democratic governance. (Introductory words to the Plenary Session on governance in the II global Forum. Brasília)
1999. The crisis of the state brought back the market and its perverse effects on culture and democracy. It is time to rebuild the state and assign to it the role of supporting cultural manifestation hapening in public non-state sphere of society. Portuguese version available. (Paper in edited book)*
1999. Edited book with Jorge Wilheim and Lourdes Sola. Major social scientists analyse the recent transformation of the world society, and its effects on the state. (Edited book: Editora UNESP).
1999. Com Nuria Cunill Grau. Between the state and the market there is the public non-state sector, which includes either service or social accountability organizations. Spanish version available.(Paper in edited book)*
1999. Edited book with Peter Spink. Includes the first essays by Bresser-Pereira on the 1995 Public Management Reform. Portuguese version available. (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1999)
1999. The absurd logic of two critics of the 1995 Public Management Reform. Response to the critiques made by Cristina Andrews and Alexander Kouzmin to the 1995 Public Management Reform. (Lua Nova)
1998. Intervención en el seminario "Los Nuevos Mecanismos Institucionales: Estado, Mercado y Sociedade Civil", patrocinado pela Universidad de San Martín y el BID.
1997. A broad view of the public management reform. The role of the state and new forms of accountability (administration by results, managed competition for excelence, and social accountability) are discussed. Portuguese and Spanish versions available. (Paper in book by Burlamaqui, Castro e Chang).
1998. Outline preparado para servir de base para a Carta de Madri de 1998: Uma Administração Gerencial para a América Latina.
1998. Edited book with Nuria Cunill Grau. Essays on public non-state or civil society organizations and the 1995 Brazilian Public Management Reform. (CLAD/Editorial Paidós)
1998. The new state that is emeging out of public management reform is a response to the crisis of the welfare and developmental state.English version available(Paper in book edited by Bresser-Pereira & Spink)*
1997. Preface to book by Nuria Cunill Grau.
1997. A broad view of the public management reform. The role of the state and new forms of accountability (administration by results, managed competition for excelence, and social accountability) are discussed. Portuguese and English versions available. (Paper presented to the Círculo de Montevideo, Barcelona, não publicado em espanhol)
1998. After the 1980s' crisis, the main task in Latin America is to rebuild state capacity. (Paper: Novos Estudos CEBRAP)