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100			_aParrado, Salvador
245			_aThe institutionalization of meritocracy in Latin American regulatory agencies
260			_c2011
300			_ap.687-712.
362			_aDec
520			_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.
650			_aBureaucracy - Latin America
650			_aBureaucracy
700			_aSalvador, Miquel
773			_aInternational Review of Administrative Sciences
908			_aN
909			_a95447
999			_c95447 _d95447