Andrés Roemer was born in Mexico City on July 12, 1963. He graduated with honours in both Economics (1983-1987) and Law (1983-1988) majors at Instituo Tecnológico Autónomo de México and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. He obtained the master in public administration at the JFK School of Government in Harvard university in 1991 where he gained the Don K. Price Award. He obtained the Doctorate in Public Policy at the University of California Berkeley (1994) with fields of specialization Law and Economics, Institutional Economics, and Social and Sustainable Development Policy.

’...a comprehensive and realistic analysis of the shortcomings of the present administrative apparatus in Mexico, [offers] practical, intelligent steps for change.’ Eugene Bardach, University of California at Berkeley, USA ’There is a plethora of insights and concepts here that could usefully inform discussions about the future role of local government and the task of political leadership.’ Local Government Studies

• Contents: Administrative modernization; The career civil service: a comprehensive system of professionalization, evaluation and performance of public servants; The Latin American experience; The experience of OECD member countries; Experiences of the civil service in Mexico; Final conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography.

Andrés Roemer was born in Mexico City on July 12, 1963. He graduated with honours in both Economics (1983-1987) and Law (1983-1988) majors at Instituo Tecnológico Autónomo de México and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. He obtained the master in public administration at the JFK School of Government in Harvard university in 1991 where he gained the Don K. Price Award. He obtained the Doctorate in Public Policy at the University of California Berkeley (1994) with fields of specialization Law and Economics, Institutional Economics, and Social and Sustainable Development Policy.

’...a comprehensive and realistic analysis of the shortcomings of the present administrative apparatus in Mexico, [offers] practical, intelligent steps for change.’ Eugene Bardach, University of California at Berkeley, USA ’There is a plethora of insights and concepts here that could usefully inform discussions about the future role of local government and the task of political leadership.’ Local Government Studies

• Contents: Administrative modernization; The career civil service: a comprehensive system of professionalization, evaluation and performance of public servants; The Latin American experience; The experience of OECD member countries; Experiences of the civil service in Mexico; Final conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography.