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Civil Service and the Crisis: A Comparative Analysis of Iberian Countries (2008–2013)

In: State, Institutions and Democracy

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  • Enrique José Varela-Álvarez

    (University of Vigo)

  • Joaquim Filipe Ferraz Esteves Araújo

    (University of Minho)

  • Óscar Briones Gamarra

    (University of Vigo)

Abstract

Recent decades have been hard times for civil servants in western countries which systems were under pressure for personnel reforms. The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) brought in an extreme stresses for changes and cutback management in the civil service. These were particularly deep in European Southern countries like Portugal and Spain where governments are introducing budgets cuts and private sector practices in the management of public services to reduce the payroll. As a consequence, many areas of public services have lost their uniqueness and become quite similar to the general employment system. The aim of this chapter is to do a comparative analysis of the changes in Portuguese and Spanish public services in recent years. The research is approached from a qualitative perspective, drawing on the analysis of the legal, historical and political changes.

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  • Enrique José Varela-Álvarez & Joaquim Filipe Ferraz Esteves Araújo & Óscar Briones Gamarra, 2017. "Civil Service and the Crisis: A Comparative Analysis of Iberian Countries (2008–2013)," Studies in Political Economy, in: Norman Schofield & Gonzalo Caballero (ed.), State, Institutions and Democracy, pages 271-292, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:stpocp:978-3-319-44582-3_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-44582-3_12
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