01873pab a2200205 454500008004000000100003400040245008200074260000900156300001500165362000800180520120800188650002701396650003501423650002601458773004201484908000601526909001101532999001901543952010501562180718b2014   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMorales, Fernando Nieto et al  aBuilding enforcement capacity: Evidence from the Mexican civil service reform  c2014  ap.389-405.  aDec  aBuilding enforcement capacity, that is, attaining and sustaining control in order to implement changes, is crucial for the success of public management reforms. However, this aspect of public management reform does not receive much theoretical or empirical attention. This paper analyzes the process of building enforcement capacity for the case of the Mexican Professional Civil Service reform. Although this reform experienced several complications (e.g., limited support, resources, and credibility), important goals were attained and some control was achieved. We study how officials attained control over implementation through the adaptive management of combinations of different types of control strategies (regulatory, normative, and procedural). The case study, focused on the analysis of in-depth interviews with the highest officials involved in the implementation of this reform, finds evidence for three combinations of strategies next to a general pattern characterized by a trade-off between compliance and coordination. This trade-off shows that the process of building enforcement capacity may affect the goals of the reform, deviating from lawmakers' original intentions. - Reproduced.  aCivil service - Mexico  aAdministrative reform - Mexico  aAdministrative reform  aPublic Administration and Development  aN  a106966  c106961d106961  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 34, Issue no: 5pAR107426r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR