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Crisis public sector reforms

Club Under the Public Management at ESADE in Madrid we launched last year the crisis cycle and public sector round table The state's role in the economy: a cambioi course? . We wondered then if, after the liberal revolution of the 90's and first decade of the new century, the financial crisis posed a return to Keynesianism and a greater role of the public in the economy.

After a year, on Monday retomábamos the cycle with a completely different picture. A good idea of \u200b\u200bsome members of the Club will add the sauce a very recommendable article entitled Francisco Longo utility Bubble and put on the table well-known personalities from the public, business and financial journalism as Elvira Rodriguez, Miguel Antonio Carmona and Miguel Angel Noceda . All this with a suggestive title: "And now ... what and how to finance public sector?" .

Professor Longo hostilities broke out with a brief but juicy speech in which he added a new derivative of the current crisis: the crisis in state-society relationship and the need to make an effort to preserve basic features of our model . This would require - in his opinion, a redefinition of the redistribution scheme, the catalog of public services and the universality of them. In short, a reform of the patterns of governance and public administration which was previously considered difficult if it is very important today.

All agreed that the crux of the matter was to determine what should be the ideal size is how much the public provided with means, what the organizational structure and finally, what funding schemes . Taking into account that a large share of public expenditure is managed by the CCAA and that 65% of the expenditure on the welfare state and 14% infraestraestructuras. In this sense for Elvira Rodríguez effort has making the expenditure side, public sector competitive structure, separating the cyclical than structural measures in the short, medium and long term and implement policies for productive expenditure (eliminating subsidies). If you do not decide where to put the line, others will do for us. Antonio Miguel Carmona the State has an important role in the economy and a decisive factor redistribution. Because it brings balance is an improvement over what can not provide the private sector. The important thing is not so much questioning and cut the deficit but to analyze the nature, seasonality and decide on the opportunity costs of financing public activity or tax debt. In that sense, any action on public expenditure should not be cut for no reason but to reduce items that allow me to do things to stimulate productive investment and employment.

Miguel Angel Noceda incited the debate by tabling a controversial issue: Less public sector through privatization, yes or no? Elvira Rodriguez For the key issue is to define what is meant by "privatization" in the case of private provision of public services (wroth converted), public-private partnerships to achieve greater effectiveness and efficiency, yes. In this case, in his opinion, there should be no ideological bias. Addition was shocked that it has increased the mass of structural spending cyclical income support (construction). According to Antonio Miguel Carmona important thing is to have a capable State (muscular) and efficient enough, not as the Irish which has collapsed to a minimal state. And wondered what kind of privatization, in the sense that there is only a facade to put in the hands of groups of para-or pseudo private interest (savings banks), which came to be major public corporations. Furthermore, privatization is not always easy: there must be a good buyer and parts of public service deficit just want them.

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Transparency outstanding low

few weeks ago published the ranking on Transparency CCAA Transparency International Spain. The results indicate that Andalusia, Galicia and La Rioja yield the highest score while Cantabria, Valencia, Baleares and the Basque Country are in the queue.

I must say that the fact itself to evaluate and make it an independent entity is positive. Welcome everything is to have references. Now we need to study the methodology used to perform a more precise analysis and draw conclusions.

first conclusion addresses the concept of transparency as a tool of struggle against corruption, as that characteristic of a good citizen-oriented government. In this sense, gain weight indicators related to the economic-financial, procurement or management control of the territory to the relationship with citizens.

Second conclusion: the system of evaluation is improved. Allow to be evaluated themselves to do so themselves based on an initial assessment of the independent entity of subjectivity involves a not inconsiderable.

Third conclusion: using only the criterion of "Web Publishing" to assign scores or not. At this point seems to be beyond the simple web publishing as a criterion of transparency in the sense of minimizing corruption. For example, you can publish the results of the award of a contest (adjucatarios and vendors), but that does not mean that the process would not have existed irregularities.

Fourth Conclusion: in my view that the indicators of transparency put the bar at a low level and somewhat unfocused. Is not this very significant for these purposes to be published biographical details of elected officials, budget laws, agreements and bills, etc. ?

Fifth and final conclusion, what is more important? Does the publication (infoxication) or the establishment of management systems to ensure, based on good practice and with the tools necessary, proper accountability?

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Three strategic lines to streamline the administration

Jordi Sevilla few weeks ago on his blog wrote an excellent article entitled State Entropy I encourage you to read. Sevilla is an authoritative opinion on these issues, not only because it was one of the ministers most widely held in bringing the public agenda initiatives deployed in the field of Administration but she knows well the "average" from different positions in his career.

Basically the idea is that at times government deficit occupy almost the whole scene less about size - it is not the problem, and more about how we can get the most juice every dollar spent improving public efficiency and effectiveness . And it proposes three strategic lines to dump the efforts:

1. ICT in the administration.


2. The evaluation of public policies. Management

people agree with him and who read this blog often you will have it checked. In addition there are already leading the State authorities are working on that line (I encourage you to throw a glance at Public Innovation Plan Euskadi).

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Mount eGovernment is not easy and has great merit human effort and budget that has been deployed in recent years. But there are several derived in the framework of this concept provides powerful and irreversible technology.

• Scanning services: I often wonder if we are reinventing the circle by an Administration sometimes even more complicated than the face. I dare not even think that we are creating another monster and the enormous amount of energy in the effort to digitize is wasting


• Changes in public action in relation to citizenship and inter-administrative: to occur are vital political (obstacle is much higher). Thus is scanned much but little opens.

Evaluation of public policies

A key concept in public management that distinguishes social impact (outcomes) of activity ("outputs"). Administrations generate activity but that activity does not always translate into social change. Something similar happens with the evaluation of public policy at the state level. The AEVAL was created and works with a team of about few hundred civil servants, basically the same as when I was a general direction of the MAP. Produce evaluation reports, recommendations, officials work hard and well, the Council of Ministers assigned jobs every year. Produce activity, but no impact. His work is not really change course if a policy is not going well, it achieves its effects (ineffective) and is not doing well at a reasonable cost (inefficient). Assessment is necessary to rethink the policy on top of the agenda and more with which it is falling. Management

Many people say (including I) that EBEP development of ambitious and appropriate for the challenges facing our authorities need money and political courage to take it forward . So either the development is in the drawer or laws are drawn almost do not change anything. Yesterday the vice president launched a boat -soon the idea that part of the salaries of public employees is connected with productivity. This is confusing so: public employees from a charge-off level and a level called "productivity" (monthly / quarterly) although this was not linked to any assessment. In addition, some public organizations such amounts (which in practice are fixed) joined them (good times) an amount of "incentives" that ended up becoming part of the salary fixed by the involvement of an objective measure of an outcome. And is that here is the crux of the matter: how to set goals and measure the performance of a public employee as the levels . The very nature of public value created by the Administrations (diffuse and intangible in many cases) makes it difficult and may eventually become dependent on a subjective assessment of affinity groups. "Universal" see it complicated for certain positions (especially those relating to management) possible and desirable.

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When the MAP became MPA

It has been several weeks since the last Cabinet reshuffle occurred. Time enough for that, beyond the headlines, to consolidate the changes and exit published in the Official Gazette on DR for approving the new organic structure of ministerial departments.

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therefore able to make some considerations:

1. It is confirmed that the reduction is nominal ministerial real.

gestures in politics are important; and now a reduction in the number of ministries, it probably is. But make no mistake: the effects on public spending, negligible. The potential savings resulting from the reduction of two ministries (Housing and Equal) almost offset the additional costs generated (transfers-if-, changes in communications, corporate portals, letterheads, etc.). This saving is low if we consider that the ministries removed are replaced by secretaries of state, that the Secretary (in the case of accommodation) become general secretariats, which amount to some general secretaries of state ministries (Employment) that the persons bodies removed or are senior officials or politicians (including consultants) relocated and all other personnel are public employees (could not be otherwise) continues in office.

2. Becomes the MAP, but with another name.

names are usually not neutral in this case either. The former Ministry of Public Administration becomes Ministry of Territorial Policy and Public Administration. Ie territorial policy first and then the Administration. A jug of cold water, but will anyone surprised? The passage of the entire public to the first and vice was disappointing. Now more of the same. The reform policy of the Administration remains in the drawer.

3. New details on the exception in the general directions.

jurisprudence requires more precise when exceptional appointment of staff in certain general directions . We bundled with the same subject from the ages of ages: the reserve to public officials in leadership positions in the AGE. An absurd mechanism (less and less sense) that allows some (politicians) want to negotiate how and when to return favors several, and others (senior officials of certain bodies) to be guaranteed by law certain positions of power. An example is reading the DR: the justification for the exception is impeccable and I agree that there are objective conditions that require the provision of such open DG professionals of any kind, not necessarily of the administrative bodies. Now, they will appoint professional criteria or try to put the touches? On the other hand, is truly the technicians of the higher bodies have a professional profile according to these posts? Superb technical but certainly in their field, not the RD needs expressed clearly.

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And now ... What and how to finance public sector?

The public sector is an essential element of the economic structure of each country. The public is projected on all economic activity not only as president of the general planning, necessary to promote progress, "but also, in itself represents one of the engines of growth and value creation in all the economy. However, fiscal imbalances resulting from the economic downturn have provoked strong adjustments by governments in public expenditure, in addition to the debate on the need for certain expenses that raise new scenarios and new unknown. How affect this situation the role of public sector and the economy in general? "It will lead to a change in approach or short-term deal in an episode? How to ensure long-term financial sustainability of a quality public sector?

All these questions will try to answer them in the panel consists of:

Elvira Rodriguez, president of the Assembly of Madrid

Antonio Miguel Carmona, Professor of Economics Spain's World in San Pablo CEU University and Secretary of Economic Policy Executive of the WSF-PSOE (Madrid)

Michelangelo Noceda, business journalist for El Pais

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Elvira Rodriguez holds a BA in Economics and Commerce from the University Complutense of Madrid. In 1972 he joined the General Auditing Administration State, where he held various general branches until 1996, and belongs to the Court of Auditors. Director of Budget from May 24, 1996 and Secretary of State for Budget and Expenditure four years later, he was appointed Minister of the Environment by Jose Maria Aznar in March 2003, a position he held until 2004 general elections. Until his appointment as Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, was MP for Murcia and spokesman for his group in the Joint Committee for Relations with the Court of Auditors and vocal in the committees of Finance and Budget of the Congress of Deputies . Secretary of Economic Policy and Employment Partido Popular. Regional deputy in the Assembly elections held in Madrid in May 2007.

Antonio Miguel Carmona, doctor in economics, is Secretary of Economic Policy of the Executive of the WSF-PSOE (Madrid), Socialist deputy and spokesman of Economics at the V term of the Assembly of the Madrid Regional Parliament. Socialist Party member since 1986, is a member of the Regional Committee in Madrid since 1994 and economic adviser to the Socialist Group of the Assembly of Madrid since 1993. Has extensive teaching experience. He is currently professor of World Economics and Spain at the Universidad San Pablo. He was Professor of Economics Extension at the University of Berkeley (California), World Economics and Complutense University of Economics in the CEU. In addition to economic subjects, he taught marketing and business projects in the region of Madrid. United States, participated in the campaign of Bill Clinton and in Barack Obama since the Democratic presidential primary in 2008 to its triumph in November of that year. Works as a commentator on various media, as Telecinco, Telemadrid, VEO TV and elEconomista.

Miguel Angel Noceda has always been linked to journalism. Since 1989 she has worked in El Pais newspaper in which served as economics editor (now a correspondent for this section.) He began his career in 1979 in the magazine market, he left behind to join the CincoDías daily, and from there to La Gaceta de los Negocios, which was a member of the founding team. He was president of the Journalists Association of Economic Information (FIPA) between 2003 and 2007.Es member of the board of the Press Association of Madrid (APM). Free event

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Celebration is a work that challenges the official history of Chile, the books of history, questioning the linearity of the facts, chronology, and proposes a suspension of linear time, to tell our history of Chile.
The central motif of the play is a profound reflection on the subject of the bicentennial of Chile and for that, "Celebration" takes sides with workers, residents and students who made possible the emergence of popular movements.
The statement that there is an urgent assembly to rewrite the history of Chile, to have something to celebrate. Text is
Cristian Aravena, actor and playwright graduated from the Department of Theatre at the University Chile and the company's Public Theater. Directed by Patricia
Artés, Bachelor of Arts degree from Universidad Arcis and School Performance Theatre Fernando Gonzalez.
"Celebration" is an invitation to watch the Bicentennial celebrations from the perspective of the forgotten, those who according to the work they have every right to ask "what are we to celebrate?". During the construction
are many interesting questions such as who built this country? pointing out the injustices experienced and silenced by official history.
The Staging is specified as a collage that weaves together specific events and points of view fiction. Stage games are simple, popular humor, along with several versions of the mischief of the Chilean
An interesting aspect is that the theatricality of "Celebration" is constructed based on non-theatrical material. There are many texts cited in the history of chile and essays and sociological studies, which in this case are placed at the service of theater.
For example with the speech "Rich and Poor" of the notorious political leader Luis Emilio Recabarren, written in 1910 about the Centennial Celebrations of the Republic of Chile.
are reported in various events in the history of Chile to allow the work to take a note of complaint about killings, about building a Chile advantage of workers and going to take their rights.
Using various school boards, the work makes a metaphor about educating the public, showing their own view of the history of Chile, arguing with hard data, as is the formula of a theoretical essay.
could talk about that in this work is staged theatrics of education.
worth noting the irony that manage to capture the scene in Greater Santiago. A large company's true about the concentration of power.
At times too explanatory, actors and actresses tenths contrast, the clowns and live cueca, with speeches from the conclusion Centennial. But very redeemable
are the questions isntalan on stage as: we will all live in the same country? What is Homeland, if nothing around you is yours?
The book is a summary of the struggle that Chile has had in 200 years to win their freedom in various areas: freedom from foreign domination of imperialist domination and Chileans themselves who oppress the poorest
Public Theatre Company concludes that there is a single story, so there is not the same country. And topped with your premise "is urgent rewrite history, to have something to celebrate," which no longer makes sense.

Cast: Cecilia Acuña, Javiera Zeme, Marcelo Arcos, Martín Muñoz, Cristian and Alejandro Miranda Lagreze.
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Crisis and State Reform: voltage productive or unproductive?



Last week I attended the conference manager Echebarría Koldo Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) delivered at ESADE and echoed by some media .



then transcribe the notes I took during the same to share them with you. Obviously reflect their views, not mine.



Crisis, "cyclical or structural?

What seems clear is that accelerating trends, eg GDP moving to emerging countries.

1. We face a long process of debt reduction, with the added difficulty that depends greatly accelerate "expectations" that are not good.


2. has been a failure in some policies (eg heating of the housing sector) and a failure to articulate the relationship between state and market.


3. There is a lack of global governance, the G20 is a timid step forward, but do not expect great results from him by nature.


4. fiscal constraints that are devoted developed in Spain is complicated by the impact of health and pension.


5. Reforms should be oriented to grow.


6. Markets are more concerned with the quality (reliability) of "politics" in countries where the functioning of their institutions.

What is our business public in this context?

1. We have a medium sized public sector-low (data provided in this regard, especially those comparing% of public employees labor force or total population).


2. The% of spending in Chapter I on public expenditure is the highest in the OECD, ie, public salaries (average) in Spain are relatively high (later clarified that this result came from the impact of the civil half numbers was In connection with high salaries to other countries.


3. hours agreed in agreements and working arrangements have been significantly reduced in recent years ..


4. addition, according to World Bank studies (09) have a lower administrative effectiveness than would be expected by our level of wealth.


5. Other diseases (according to Government at a Glace , 09 OECD) in terms of people, little delegation (flexibility), management closed and reinforced (usually with access to top career), without institutionalizing professional leadership role.


6. His conclusion: Not a problem the size of our public sector, but their productivity, efficiency and management structures.

reform models

a) Reform via adjustment (non-reform). Different possibilities:

• "package" of measures for costs and / or income (which is made in Spain) is the most primary. It is shown that a 1% reduction in expenditure on GDP implies a reduction of 0.5% growth. Settings


• selective about spending less efficient (which is done in UK) is more complex politically because the choice of those items to cut is subject to a government strategy. Freeze


• sustained wear items and purchasing power of families (eg inflation).

problems: weak state capacity, discourages the public and undermines the professional.

b) Reform "efficiency":

• deepen fiscal governance. Set


• regulatory limits on spending.


• establish independent bodies of budgetary control. Settings


• expense in terms of policy outcomes.

Problem: The usual rules establishing its cyclical low adaptive capacity.

c) Market Reform:

• partially privatized, in the strict sense of selling public assets.


• Establish copayments (increase revenues, and streamlining the application)

Problem: the difficulty of defining clearly the role of the state to transfer some of its functions to the market and the risk of replacing public monopolies monopolies / oligopolies

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d) Reform of public sector internal workings:

• Agencialización: standardize results, resource allocation, accountability. Institutionalization


• professional public address.

coalitions necessary actors

Faced with the ongoing confrontation between the coalition that is making the adjustment (governments, markets, tax bureaucrats-actors-part global opinion makers) and opposing to it (public-voters-professional users, some creators of User Input) claimed as necessary to cross that brings together coalition governments, fiscal bureaucrats on one side with a citizen-user-voters more "empowered" by one of chief and sub-coalitions public professionals who want a change and believe this is possible.