01266pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002200040245008200062260000900144300001500153362000800168520081100176650003200987650001601019700002101035773005201056180718b2011   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aParrado, Salvador  aThe institutionalization of meritocracy in Latin American regulatory agencies  c2011  ap.687-712.  aDec  aResearch into 72 regulatory authorities in four policy sectors (pharmacy, telecommunications, finances and pensions) in 18 Latin American countries shows that the institutionalization of meritocratic practices in the recruitment and careers of its staff has not been widespread, even in countries with a professionalized bureaucracy. The implementation of meritocracy could be partially explained through the policy sector and the influence of epistemic communities while alternative explanations like administrative legacies or the autonomy of the regulatory authorities to devise and implement personnel policies play a less important role. The institutionalization of meritocracy in 'islands of excellence' has policy implications for sustained merit-based strategies for the civil service.- Reproduced.  aBureaucracy - Latin America  aBureaucracy  aSalvador, Miquel  aInternational Review of Administrative Sciences