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Dias, Á. & Curto, H. (2014). Administrative reforms and performance of local public policies. International Journal of Public Sector Management. 27 (6), 462-474

Á. D. Dias and C. Helena,  "Administrative reforms and performance of local public policies", in Int. Journal of Public Sector Management, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 462-474, 2014

@article{dias2014_1734879979737,
	author = "Dias, Á. and Curto, H.",
	title = "Administrative reforms and performance of local public policies",
	journal = "International Journal of Public Sector Management",
	year = "2014",
	volume = "27",
	number = "6",
	doi = "10.1108/IJPSM-07-2012-0091",
	pages = "462-474",
	url = "https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0951-3558"
}

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Administrative reforms and performance of local public policies
T2  - International Journal of Public Sector Management
VL  - 27
IS  - 6
AU  - Dias, Á.
AU  - Curto, H.
PY  - 2014
SP  - 462-474
SN  - 0951-3558
DO  - 10.1108/IJPSM-07-2012-0091
UR  - https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0951-3558
AB  - Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to clarify the relationship between administrative reform in
Portugal and the impacts on the dependence of local governments in the face of budgetary resources of state and local municipal revenue collection, which is understood as a form, among others,
participation civil society in local public policies.
Design/methodology/approach – The study opts for an exploratory analysis using the
grounded theory approach, including the use of data relating to local government structures
and partnerships with the private sector, based on the main lines of the public administration
reform. The data were supplemented by documentary analysis, including legislative documents
and papers in specialized area of administrative decentralization and civil society participation
in local public policies.
Findings – The paper provides empirical insights about how the increased participation of civil
society in local public policies is associated with less reliance on state budgets and a greater number of local managerial structures.
Research limitations/implications – Due to the chosen research approach, the results cannot be
generalized. A comparative study between several countries could bring several interesting insights.
Social implications – The paper includes implications for economic and social development of new
public policies in the context of administrative reforms.
Originality/value – This paper makes several theoretical and empirical contributions on this
research field specially about local public manager’s decisions for financial resources transfers within
the active policy of sustainable local development.
ER  -