Finding merit: academic discussions about public employees in Chile, 1884-1920

From 1884 to 1920, the political patronage in public employee’s appointments was a main issue in Chilean political discussions. Politicians and the academia had focused on this topic and tried to present some solutions in order to correct this issue. This paper studies a number of academic proposals...

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Autor: Traverso, Diego Barría
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repositorio:Estudos Ibero-Americanos
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/5754
Acceso en línea:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/iberoamericana/article/view/5754
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Public Employees
Employees’ appointments
Administrative careers
Funcionarios públicos
Registros funcionales
Carreras administrativas
Funcionários públicos
Registros funcionais
Carreiras administrativas
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Sumario:From 1884 to 1920, the political patronage in public employee’s appointments was a main issue in Chilean political discussions. Politicians and the academia had focused on this topic and tried to present some solutions in order to correct this issue. This paper studies a number of academic proposals in order to answer questions such as: which kind of employees must be appointed to public administration, how to select them, and how to let them to develop careers in their jobs.