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A dupla conversão: do ideal socialista ao estatismo e deste ao capitalismo
2010. The twenty century socialist revolutions have turned, first, into statist or technobureaucratic systems and, second, have proved to be a path to capitalism. (Paper: Revista USP).
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Democracy and Public Management Reform: Building the Republican State
2004. The formation of the democratic and republican states, and the theory of public management reform: a model aiming at increasing state capacity. (Book: Oxford University Press) In Portuguese: Construindo o Estado Republicano.
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Globalization, nation-state and catching up
2008. In globalization, although nation-states are more interdependent, they are also more strategic. A econometric study confirms that. (Paper published in the Brazilian Journal of Political Economy)
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Entre o alarmismo e a esperança
2007. The world faces true (as global warming) and false threats (as the Islam threat). Alarmism is a common conservative response. (Article Folha de S.Paulo).
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As Revoluções Utópicas dos Anos 60
2006. Two essays on the 1960s' utopic revolutions: the 1968 student revolution, and the poltical revolution of the Catholic Church, particularly in Latin America. Introduction to the third edition on 'the counter-revolution of our time'. (Book: Editora 34 3rd. edition of 1972 book)
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Instâncias da sociedade e ciências sociais
2005. Societys three instances (structural, cultural, and institutional) help us to distinguish and understand social sciences roles. (Note for class discussion)
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Bons ventos te tragam, século 21
2001. A short analysis of dismal 1990s and some hopes for the new century. (Folha de S.Paulo, Mais! 25.2.2001)
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State reform in the 1990s, logic and control mechanisms
1997. This paper attempts to study the four basic aspects on state-rebuilding: the delimitation of the areas taht the state is required to act the degree of state deregulation the capacity to implement political decisions and the enhancement of governability. Portuguese and Spanish versions available. (Paper in book by Burlamaqui, Castro e Chang).
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A reforma do Estado dos anos 90 lógica e mecanismos de controle
1997. This paper offers a broad view of the public management reform which is taking place in the 1990s. New forms of accountability (adminstration by results, managed competition, and social accountability) are discussed. English and Spanish versions available. (Paper Lua Nova).
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La reforma del Estado de los años 90: lógica y mecanismos de control
1997. This paper attempts to study the four basic aspects on state-rebuilding: the delimitation of the areas taht the state is required to act the degree of state deregulation the capacity to implement political decisions and the enhancement of governability. Portuguese and English versions available. (Paper presented to the Círculo de Montevideo, Barcelona, não publicado em espanhol)
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Economic reforms in new democracies: a social-democratic approach
1993. With José María Maravall and Adam Przeworski. The neoliberal economic reforms enacted by Latin Americas and Eastern Europes new democracies have proven inefficient and at times even ineffective. This derives both from a lack of political support and from the dogmatic orthodoxy adopted. This paper corresponds to the Introduction to the book Economic Reforms in New Democracies, 1993. Portuguese version available. (Paper in book by Bresser-Pereira, Maravall Przeworski).
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1980-1981: A revolução autogestionária na Polônia
1982. Paper on the Solidarinosc revolution in Poland written after a visit to the country. The perspective of self-management after statist domination. (Paper: Revista de Administração de Empresas)
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L'apparition de L'Etat technobureocratique-capitaliste dépendant
1981. A technobureaucratic-capitalist state is emerging in the world. (Two chapters of Estado e Subdesenvolvimento Industrializado published in Revue de L'Institut de Sociologie).
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Tecnoburocracia e Contestação
1972. Three essays: the student revolution, the political revolution in the Catholic Church, particularly in Latin America, and the world emergence of the new professional middle class. (Book: Editora Vozes).
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The Missing Social Contract
1998. With Yoshiaki Nakano. It is misleading to attribute economic difficulties to politicians and bureaucrats, since incompetent and self-interest policies decided by economists are also responsible. This is more so when the country misses an effective social contract. Portuguese version available. (Paper in edited book by Ducatenzeiler and Oxhorn)
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As Revoluções Utópicas
1972. Two essays on the 1960s' utopic revolutions: the 1968 student revolution, and the poltical revolution of the Catholic Church, particularly in Latin America. A third edition with a preface was published by Editora 34 in 2006. (Book: Editora Vozes).
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A revolução estudantil
1968. The student revolution will transform the capitalist society. It is a middle class, intellectual and utopian revolution. (Essay in Tecnoburocracia e Constestação, republished in As Revoluções Utópicas,1979 )
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The rise of middle class and middle management in Brazil
1962. A new salaried middle class is emerging in Brazil as a consequence of the Industrial Revolution that began in 1930. The Portuguese version appeared as Chapter 3 of Desenvolvimento e Crise no Brasil (1968). (Paper: Journal of Inter-American Studies).
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