Department of Administrative Services, Information Technology Enterprise, A Review of Selected Service Contracts, April 1, 1998 - June 30, 2003

Other Audit Reports - Special Report

A Review of the State's Leased Space and the Leasing Process, General Services Enterprise of the Department of Administrative Services, July 1, 1998 through June 30, 2003

Other Audit Reports - State Leasing

Report of Recommendations to the Iowa Department of Administrative Services, June 30, 2004

State Audit Reports

Report of Recommendations to the Iowa Department of Administrative Services on the Review of General and Application Controls over the HRIS and Payroll Systems, May 10, 2004 through June 4, 2004

State Audit Reports

Theorizing institutional changes: understanding decentralization and federalization in Brazil, Spain and South Africa

In light of the existing theories about institutional change, this paper seeks to advance a common framework to understand the unfolding of decentralization and federalization in three countries: Brazil, Spain, and South Africa. Although in different continents, these three countries witnessed processes after their respective transitions to democracy that transferred administrative and fiscal authority to their regions (decentralization) and vertically distributed political and institutional capacity (federalization). This paper attempts to explain how institutional changes prompted a shift of power and authority towards regional governments by looking at internal sources of change within the intergovernmental arena in the three countries. This analysis is organized around two propositions: that once countries transit to democracy under all-encompassing constitutions there are high incentives for institutional change, and that under a bargained intergovernmental interaction among political actors subnational political elites are able to advance their interests incrementally. In short, through a common framework this paper will explain the evolving dynamics of intergovernmental dynamics in three countries.

Iowa Department of Administrative Services Agency Performance Plan, FY 2004

Agency Performance Plan

L'effet suspensif en procédure administrative.

Cette étude propose une analyse détaillée de l'effet suspensif en procédure administrative. Riche de nombreuses références jurisprudentielles et doctrinales, elle se veut également un manuel à l'usage du praticien. Sur la base de réflexions théoriques approfondies, l'ouvrage aborde la question du déploiement des effets de la décision dans le temps et présente les différents actes juridiques susceptibles d'être suspendus. Il examine également les enjeux spécifiques de cette ordonnance procédurale tout en proposant des solutions pragmatiques aux diverses problématiques soulevées. L'accent est mis sur la jurisprudence du Tribunal fédéral, du Tribunal administratif fédéral, de même que sur les pratiques des cantons romands.

Networks of Coordination : Swiss Business Associations as an Intermediary between Business, Politics and Administration during the 20th Century

Until the 1990's, Switzerland could be classified as either a corporatist, cooperative or coordinated market economy where non-market mechanisms of coordination among economic and political actors were very important. In this respect, Business Interest Associations (BIAs) played a key role. The aim of this paper is to look at the historical evolution of the five main peak Swiss BIAs through network analysis for five assorted dates during the 20th century (1910, 1937, 1957, 1980 and 2000) while relying on a database that includes more than 12,000 people. First, we examine the logic of membership in these associations, which allows us to analyze their position and function within the network of the Swiss economic elite. Until the 1980's, BIAs took part in the emergence and consolidation of a closely meshed national network, which declined during the two last decades of the 20th century. Second, we investigate the logic of influence of these associations by looking at the links they maintained with the political and administrative worlds through their links to the political parties and Parliament, and to the administration via the extra-parliamentary commissions (corporatist bodies). In both cases, the recent dynamic of globalization called into question the traditional role of BIAs.

Report of Recommendations to the Iowa Department of Administrative Services, June 30, 2005

State Audit Reports

Elites atlânticas: Ribeira Grande do Cabo Verde (séculos XVI-XVIII)

Esta intervenção tem como propósito retratar as elites que dirigiram os destinos da primeira capital das ilhas de Cabo Verde – Ribeira Grande – durante os séculos XVI, XVII e XVIII e que, consequentemente foram também as que dominaram o poder local na ilha de Santiago e em todo o arquipélago. A Ribeira Grande, pequena urbe, entalada entre montanhas, teve um papel primordial na História de Cabo Verde: foi o porto onde desembarcaram os primeiros colonos europeus e as primeiras levas de escravos. Foi aí que se iniciaram as interpenetrações étnico-culturais das quais viria a emergir, mais tarde, o homem cabo-verdiano.

As elites da Ribeira Grande (séculos XVI-XVIII)

Sujeito da história, as elites são uma fracção da população onde se concentram poder, autoridade e influência. Elas evoluem, tal como a classe camponesa ou a classe operária, segundo os ritmos da sociedade onde se inserem, mas deixam infalivelmente nela a sua marca e a sua ideologia. Independentemente da sua natureza (baseada no sangue, no dinheiro ou no saber) as elites, colhem a sua inspiração e a sua substância do povo. E por isso todos os conflitos que atravessam a sociedade se repercutem nelas e as afectam.1 Utilizando este conceito de elite proponho-me neste artigo reflectir e descrever sucintamente as elites que dirigiram os destinos da Cidade Velha/Ribeira Grande durante os séculos XVI, XVII e XVIII e que, consequentemente foram também as que detiveram o poder local preponderante em Santiago e em todo o arquipélago.

As Elites em Angola, A Informalização do Poder e a Invenção da Tradição

Pretendemos na nossa comunicação trabalhar duas categorias que habitualmente estão associadas à estrutura das sociedades tradicionais africanas e que num contexto contemporâneo são utilizados como instrumentos de manipulação política na formação das élites e seus grupos de interesses, num processo que chamaremos de informal, e por isso não passam pelos processos institucionais. São elas: os casamentos de aliança e suas estratégias familiares determinando quais os casamentos que possiveis entre individuos que transitem de regiões diferentes, de grupos étnicos diferentes ou de partidos políticos rivais e que desta maneira conduzam à inclusão de actores estranhos ao espaço social e/ou político a que tem acesso. A outra categoria refere-se à distinção entre mais velhos e mais novos como controle do poder dentro dos grupos de interesse, seja na guerrilha, na sociedade civil ou dentro dos partidos.

Iowa Department of Administrative Services Agency Performance Plan, FY 2007

Agency Performance Plan