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100			_aMorales, Fernando Nieto et al
245			_aBuilding enforcement capacity: Evidence from the Mexican civil service reform
260			_c2014
300			_ap.389-405.
362			_aDec
520			_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.
650			_aCivil service - Mexico
650			_aAdministrative reform - Mexico
650			_aAdministrative reform
773			_aPublic Administration and Development
908			_aN
909			_a106966
999			_c106961 _d106961