[Sinopse]

Jobs for the boys. Chair Dancing. Boycracy. Assault on the State. We are all familiar with these expressions, which suggest the existence of favoritism and politicization in the allocation of jobs in the public administration. We also all recognize the need to clarify the role of appointments for political parties and the processes of delegation of competencies between the governing parties and the public administration. This essay aims to open this black box. It frames the issue and identifies possible points of balance between democratic control of the administration and limiting politicians’ leeway in choosing leaders. And it advances three proposals that promise to stimulate discussion about strategies to contain the damage of the politicization of public services. Because it is urgent to limit, improve, and demand.

Publication year: 2020

Author: Ana Flávia Messa and Paulo de Tarso Domingues

Ana Flávia Messa – PhD in Public Law from the University of Coimbra (Portugal) and PhD in State Law from the Law School of the University of São Paulo (Brazil). Master in Political and Economic Law from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (Brazil). In 19989, he graduated in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (Brazil). He has experience in the area of Law, with emphasis in Public Law, working mainly in the following subjects: criminal, tax, constitutional and administrative law. Member of the São Paulo Academy of Legal Letters (APLJ) and of the Scientific Council of the Brazilian Academy of Tax Law (ABDT). Invited Professor for the Specialization Course in State Law at the State University of Londrina (Brazil) and for the Civil Procedural Law Course at the São Bernardo do Campo Law School (Brazil).

Paulo Tarso Domingues – Holds a degree in Law from the Portuguese Catholic University of Porto, a Master’s degree in Law in the area of Legal-Corporate Sciences from the Law School of the University of Coimbra, and a PhD in Law from the Law School of the University of Porto. He is a Professor at the Oporto University Law School and a Partner at Abreu Advogados.

Promoting Entity: Livraria Almedina Brasil

More information: https://www.ffms.pt/publicacoes/detalhe/4947/jobs-for-the-boys-as-nomeacoes-para-a-administracao-publica

ISBN: 9788584935406