Sinteticosap

The objective of this course is to introduce the students into the origin and nature of the public policy discipline and to get them familiar with the most common methods used in the analysis of public policy. At the end of the course, the students will be capable to provide solid analytical and interdisciplinary recommendations on how to improve the decisions made by government and their impact on society.

• McCool, Daniel, et al Public Policy Theories, Models and Concepts: An Anthology. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1995.

• Parsons, Wayne. Public Policy.An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Policy Analysis.Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. 1995.

• Shafrtiz, Jay M., Hyde, Albert C.,Clasicos de la Administración Pública, Fondo de Cultura Económica, Ed. 1999, México D.F.

• Tedodolou, Steela Z y Matthew A. Cahn, eds Public Policy.The Essential Readings.Englewood Cliffs,NJ:Prentice Hall. 1995.

• Stokey, Edith y Richard Zeckhauser, eds.A Primer for Policy Analysis.New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company.1978.

Perfil del profesor:
Grado: Doctor
Especialidad: Científico social (Politólogo, Administrador Público o áreas afines).

Ap4002. Social development and policy

3-0-12
Requirement: None
Equivalence: P99104

The first part of the course introduces students into the social development needs of a country. The development objectives of the federal and state governments will be analyzed, and so the political process that involves social institutions, including the role of interest groups. The second part of the course is focused on the analysis of social programs in fields such as health, education and housing. The course is design for develop the student’s skills to analyze public policies, decision making processes, and implementation of social programs.

Perfil del profesor:
Grado: Doctor
Especialidad: Científico social (Sociólogo, Demógrafo, Economista, Politólogo o áreas afines) con interés específico en desarrollo y evaluación de políticas sociales.

Ap4003. Macroeconomics and public policy

3-0-6
Requirement: None
Equivalence: None

In this course the student will learn the basic macroeconomics tools, and the way in which they are applied to real-world economic policy. The students will understand how to evaluate macroeconomic conditions, such as unemployment, inflation and growth. In addition, the students will understand the way through which monetary and fiscal policies have been used to influence the country’s economic policy.

• N. Gregory Mankiw, Macroeconomics, Fifth Edition, New York:Worth Publishers, 2002

• Artículos seleccionados del The Economist, Federal Reserve Bank y otras revistas especializadas.

Perfil del profesor:
Grado: Doctor
Especialidad: Economista con enfoque profesional (aplicado).

Qualitative methods are essential for evaluating and conducting research on public policies. This course takes the student into the theory and qualitative research techniques (such as interviews, focus groups and observation) through readings, class discussions and practice. By the end of the course, students will be able to develop specific skills for data gathering, qualitative data analysis and design of qualitative research projects.

• Emerson, Robert M., Fretz, Rachel I., and Shaw, Linda L. Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.1995.

• Feldman, Martha. Strategies for Interpreting Qualitative Data. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 1995.

• Merriam, Sharan B. Qualitative Research and Case Study Applications in Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 1997.

• Morgan, David L. Focus Groups as Qualitative Research. Qualitative Research Methods Series, Volume 16. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.1997.

• Weiss, Robert S. Learning from Strangers: The Art and Method of Qualitative Interview Studies. NY: The Free Press/Simon & Schuster.1994.

Perfil del profesor:
Grado: Doctor
Especialidad: científico social (Demógrafo, Sociólogo, o áreas afines) con probado reconocimiento en análisis cualitativo.

Ap4005. Strategic management of public organization

3-0-12
Requirement: None
Equivalence: None

This course focuses on strategic management in the public sectors of democratic societies. It critically examines and applies the assumptions, concepts, and tools of the new approaches to public management that are being applied around the world. Important strategic decisions that will be examined in the course include: formulating and articulating a mission and vision; formulating and internalizing in the organization a set of long-term objectives; translating objectives into measures of performance; designing production systems and organizational structures; and shaping organizational culture. Most class meetings are case discussions, supplemented by some presentation of conceptual materials

• Moore, Mark “Creating Public Value, Harvard University Press, 1995
• Osborne, David and Peter Plastrik, “Banishing Bureaucracy”
• World Development Report 2002, “Builiding Institutions for Markets”
• Popovich, Mark G. “Creating High-Performance Government Organizations” SF- Josey Bass 1998
• Kaplan, Robert S. And David P. Norton “The Strategy-Focused Organization” Harvard Business School Press, 2001
• KSG-Harvard cases

• Salomon, Lester, “The Tools of Government” Oxford University Press, 2002.
• Selznick, Philip, “Leadership in Administration” Unviersity of California Press
• Artículos de revistas Especializados

Perfil del profesor:
Grado: Doctor
Especialidad: Científico social (Administrador Público o Privado o áreas afines)

Ap4006. Economics of public policy

3-0-12
Requirement: None
Equivalence: Ec99103

This class applies the principles microeconomic theory to topics on related to the public sector in a practical way. Through class discussions of case studies and the writing of short policy essays, the student will developed the analytical and presentation skills needed for decision making based on Economic grounds. That is, at the end of the course, the student will fill comfortable to apply economic tools for the analysis of public policy. No background on Economics is needed.

• N. Gregory Mankiw, Principles of Microeconomics, second edition. South-Western College Pub; 2nd edition (June 6, 2000)
• Rosen Harvey S. (2002) Public Finance, 6th edition
• KSG-Harvard cases
• Parkin, Michael y Gerardo esquivel (2001) Microeconomía, versión para Latinoamericanos, 5ta edición

• Schettino, Macario (2002) Introducción a la Economía para no Economistas
• Stiglitz, Joseph E. (2000) Economics of the Public Sector, 3rd edition

Perfil del profesor:
Grado: Doctor
Especialidad: Economía, Administración Pública o áreas afines.

Ap4007. Development policy analysis

3-0-12
Requirement: No tiene
Equivalence: No tiene

• Merilee Grindle and John Thomas, Public Choices and Policy Change: The Political Economy of Reform in Developing Countries

Perfil del profesor:
Grado: Doctor
Especialidad: Científico social (Politólogo, Administrador Público o áreas afines).

Ap4008. Public finance and budgeting

3-0-12
Requirement: None
Equivalence: None

This course is divided into two sections. The first section examines principal policy options for the design and implementation of public finance in open economies. Issues such as taxation; public expenditure policy; fiscal balance, deficit financing; and intergovernmental fiscal relations are dealt with. The second section presents an in-depth review of the budget process, including budget formulation and execution, budget strategies and tactics, budget negotiations within the executive and legislative branch, and budget evaluation.

• The Federal Budget: Politics, Policy, Process by Allen Schick, 1994
• Joseph E. Stiglitz, Economics of the Public Sector , Third Edition (New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2000).

• Presupuesto de Ingresos y Egresos
• Public Securities Association, Fundamentals of Municipal Bonds , 4th ed., (New York: Public Securities Assoc.) 1990.
• 2. H.S. Rosen, Public Finance , Sixth Edition (Boston: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 2002).

• Local Government Finance: Concepts and Practices published by the Government Finance Officers Association, 2001

Perfil del profesor:
Grado: Doctor
Especialidad: Administrador Público o Privado o áreas afines

Ap4009. International trade and regional development

3-0-12
Requirement: None
Equivalence: None

As international trade policies move beyond border barriers such as quotas and tariffs, towards issues that impinge more deeply on domestic policy and sovereignty, these questions are becoming more critical. Pressures to use trade policy to address issues such as intellectual property rights, labor and environmental standards, food safety, agriculture policy, foreign investment, and competition policy are increasing. This means those with a stake in regional development and global trade must have a greater understanding of both economics and trade rules.

• Bernard Hoekman and Michel M. Kostecki, The Political Economy of the World Trading System, 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press (H&K in the syllabus)

Perfil del profesor:
Grado: Doctor
Especialidad: Economista, de preferencia con especialidad en Comercio Internacional.

Ap4010. Globalization and policy strategy for development

3-0-12
Requirement: None
Equivalence: None

This course examines regions and countries with different degrees of success in managing the process of globalization. The course is based on the idea that government officials, private sector executives, and NGO leaders contribute to the bargain that each country strikes with global actors. At the end of the course, students should understand how the forces of globalization have shaped the policy making process. Also, they should be able to apply the course’s framework to current development issues from different perspectives, taking into account the complexities of designing and implementing policies programs in a globalize context.

• Merilee S. Grindle and John W. Thomas, Public Choices and Policy Changes: The Political Economy Reform in Developing Countries, John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1991

• Joseph E. Stiglitz, Globalization and its Discontents, W. W. Norton & Company, N.Y., 2002

• Government of the Future, OECD publication, 2000; http:///oecdpublications.gfi-nb.com/cgi-bin/oecdbookshop.storefront.

Perfil del profesor:
Grado: Doctor
Especialidad: Especialidad: Científico social (Sociólogo, Demógrafo, Economista, Politólogo o áreas afines) con interés específico en desarrollo y globalización.

The main objective of this course is to develop a general view of the financial structure of local governments and its relationship to the federal government finance system. The components of local governments income are analyzed as well as its allocation in diverse sector programs, expenditure notions, and organizational areas. Also, public officials’ responsibilities are addressed in relation to efficient resources management, its implications on transparency issues, and the need to render information on this topic to the community.

Basic Bibliography:
• Fernandez, A., Una agenda para las finanzas públicas de México, México, ITAM, 2001
• A.A.V.V. Descentralización en perspectiva. Ediciones IESA, De la Cruz, Rafael, Venezuela, 1998, p.p. 1-29.
Additional Bibliography:
• A.A.V.V. Finanzas Municipales: Estudios breves en 8 países latinoamericanos. IULA,
p.p. 232.
• Cabrero Mendoza Enrique, Los Dilemas de la Modernización Municipal: Estudios sobre
la gestión Hacendaría en Municipios Urbanos de México. MA – Porrúa, p.p. 630.
• CESEM, Manual de diagnóstico económico municipal. Por Morales Barragán Federico,
p.p. 113.
• CIDE, Análisis del Municipio Mexicano: diagnóstico y perspectivas (2 tomos). Por
Rodolfo García del Castillo, p. 75.
• CIDE, Experiencias relevantes sobre tipología municipal. Por Alejandro Medina Giopp, p.p. 57.
• CIDE, Innovación en Gobiernos Locales: Un panorama de experiencias municipales en México. Por Cabrero Enrique, p. 593.
• CIDE, La modernización municipal. Por José Mejía Lira, p.p. 27.
• CIDE, La Nueva Gestión Municipal en México: Análisis de experiencias innovadoras en gobiernos locales. Por Enrique Cabrero Mendoza y otros, p.p. 381.
• García del Castillo Rodolfo, Los Municipios en México: Los retos ante el futuro. MA –Porrúa, p.p. 294.
• Gobierno Federal, El Municipio Mexicano en el Tercer Milenio. Por Orozco Deza Miguel Ángel, p.p. 198.
• INAFED. Los Municipios de México, Información para el Desarrollo, 1998. (disco
compacto).
• INAFED. Revista Estudios Municipales, La Administración Municipal, No. 13, 1988.
• INDETEC. El sistema normativo de la administración hacendaria municipal. Curso de PRD Grupo Parlamentario, ABC del Gobierno Municipal. Por A.A.V.V. p.p. 295.
• Nava Campos Gabriela, Gerencia Pública Municipal; Conceptos Básicos y Estudios de Caso. MA – Porrúa, p.p. 575.
• Tecnológico de Monterrey, Desempeño de los Gobiernos Estatales Mexicanos. Por
Ibarra Salazar Jorge, Sandoval Musi Alfredo, Sotres Cervantes Lida, p.p. 195.
• Witker, Jorge, La Administración Local en México. Editorial:IEAL
ISBN/ISSN:84-7088-437-9
Materias: Administración Local.
Electronic References:
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Professor Profile
Degree: Doctor
Professors hold a doctoral degree and practical experience at the public sector in: Economy, Accounting, Public Finance.

Identify and analyze the constituent elements of the Internal Revenue Service of the local government in its processes of tax collection, expenditure, investment, financing, patrimonial control, and the notion of rendering accounts. This course specifically analyzes the regulations applicable to each of these processes and the organizational structure required for its operation. Aspects of planning, budgeting, information systems and performance evaluation are also analyzed.

Bibliography:
• INDETEC. Introducción a la administración hacendaria municipal. Curso de
Especialización en Administración hacendaria municipal. Módulo 1. A.A.V.V. p.p.
338.
• INDETEC. Sistemas y funciones de la administración hacendaria municipal. Curso de Especialización en Administración hacendaria municipal. Módulo 2. A.A.V.V. p.p. 49.
• INDETEC. El sistema normativo de la administración hacendaria municipal. Curso de Especialización en Administración hacendaria municipal. Módulo 3. A.A.V.V. p.p. 228.
• INDETEC. El sistema operativo de la administración de los recursos municipales. Curso de Especialización en Administración hacendaria municipal. Módulo 4. A.A.V.V. p.p. 385.
• INDETEC. El sistema operativo de la administración del gasto público municipal. Curso de Especialización en Administración hacendaria municipal. Módulo 5. A.A.V.V. p.p. 153.
• INDETEC. El sistema operativo de la administración del patrimonio municipal. Curso de Especialización en Administración hacendaria municipal. Módulo 6. A.A.V.V. p.p. 203.
• INDETEC. El sistema de apoyo de la administración hacendaria municipal. Curso de Especialización en Administración hacendaria municipal. Módulo 7. A.A.V.V. p.p. 389.
• INDETEC. El sistema directivo de la administración hacendaria municipal. Curso de Especialización en Administración hacendaria municipal. Módulo 8. A.A.V.V. p.p. 60.
• INDETEC. La organización de la hacienda municipal. Curso de especialización en
Administración hacendaria municipal. Módulo 9. A.A.V.V. p.p. 70.
Additional Bibliography:
• CESEM, Manual de la Tesorería Municipal. Por Verver y Vargas Jesús, p.p. 129.
• CIDE, La problemática de la Administración Financiera en el Municipio Mexicano. Por Hugo Nicolás Pérez González, p.p. 32.
• Gobierno Federal, El Municipio Mexicano en el Tercer Milenio. Por Orozco Deza Miguel Ángel, p.p. 198.
• Nava Campos Gabriela, Gerencia Pública Municipal; Conceptos Básicos y Estudios de Caso. MA – Porrúa, p.p. 575.
• Tecnológico de Monterrey, Desempeño de los Gobiernos Estatales Mexicanos. Por
Ibarra Salazar Jorge, Sandoval Musi Alfredo, Sotres Cervantes Lida, p.p. 195.
Electronic References:
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Professor Profile:
Degree: Doctor
Area: Economy, Accounting, Public Finance. Working experience in the public sector recommended.

Introduction to the basic techniques and state of the art quantitative reasoning to analyze the socioeconomic reality of states and municipalities of the country. The course focuses on illustrating and applying the wide array of quantitative tools. The participants will learn to focus on problems, information and relevant data bases for the social, economic and public policy analysis at the regional and national levels.

Biblography:
Moore, David & McCabe, George., Introduction to the practice of statistics, 4th ed., W.H. Freeman & Company (2002).

Professor Profile:
Degree: Doctor
Area: Demography, Sociology, Economy and related areas. Experience on the application of quantitative reserch methodology in the field of public administration.

The objective of the course is to provide students with the notion that all public entities are subject to the principle of legality. This notion sets the importance for the public administrators to be informed of the legal framework guiding all their actions and principle of authority. At the end of the course the students will be able work with the legal framework in the analysis and solution of specific situations of the government’s decision making process at the state and municipal level. The students will also be able to have an active participation on the definition of public policies having the legal framework as vital and relevant reference.

Gamiz Parral, Máximo N. Derecho Constitucional y Administrativo de las Entidades Federativas. Universidad Autónoma de México, México, 2003.
Gobierno y Administración Municipal en México. Secretaría de Gobernación. Centro Nacional de Desarrollo Municipal, México, 1993.
SEMPI MINVIELLE, Carlos. Técnica Legislativa y Desregulación. Editorial Porrúa, México, 1998.
Electronic References:
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www.juridicas.unam.mx
Professor Profile
Degree: Doctor
Field: Law, Public Administration, experience on public administration is recommended

This course aims to provide students with a comprehensive and practical knowledge on relationship operation among the different government levels. In a processes of constant relationship among these, role definition and empowerment is not clear. Therefore, understanding intergovernmental relationships implies more than understanding the legal aspect. It requires presenting and discussing theory on administrative and political aspects as well.

Bibliography:
• Faya Viesca, Jacinto. El Federalismo Mexicano. Régimen Constitucional del Sistema Federal. Editorial Porrúa, México, 1998.

• Wright Deil S. “Para entender las Relaciones Intergubernamentales”. California 1978. FCE

Elazar, Daniel J. “Exploración del Federalismo”; traducido por Josep Mª Solé Alseda; Barcelona; Editorial Hacer; 1987.
Freeman, Edward A.; ”A History of Federal Government in Greece and Italy”, 2ª ed., London, Macmillan, 1893.
Hamilton, Alexander et all; “ El Federalista; Hamilton, Madison y Jay”. México. 2ª. Ed. Fondo de Cultura Económica. 1957.
Ferrrando, Badía Juan; “El Estado Unitario, el Federal y el Estado Regional”; Madrid. Editorial Tecnos. 1978.
Stewart,W.H.; “Concepts of federalism”, Boston, University Press of American books.1984.
Bakuis, Herman; “Federalism and the Role of the State”. Toronto. University of Toronto Press. 1987.
Vázquez Nava, María Elena y Francisco Javier Casas Guzmán. “La administración pública contemporánea en México”. México. Secretaría de la Contraloría General de la Federación, 1993.
Reyes Pastrana, Jorge, y Morales Gómez, Juan Miguel. “Administración pública e instituciones políticas del estado mexicano en el siglo XIX” México. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, 1983.
Quiroga Leos, Gustavo. “Organización y métodos en la administración pública”. México. Trillas. 1988.
Pardo, María del Carmen.”Teoría y práctica de la administración pública en México: lecturas básicas”. México. Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública, 1992.
Pardo, María del Carmen. “La modernización administrativa en México: propuesta para explicar los cambios en la estructura de la administración pública, 1940-1990”. México. Centro de Estudios Internacionales, El Colegio de México, 1991.
Ortíz Reyes, Gabriel: “El control y la disciplina en la administración pública federal”. México. Fondo de Cultura Económica.1988.
Mainero, Carlos E. “La Administración Pública Mexicana”. México. CONACULTA.
Guerrero, Omar: “El estado y la administración pública en México: una investigación sobre la actividad del estado mexicano en retrospección y prospectiva”. México. Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública. 1989.
González Valdez, Refugio. ”El proceso histórico de redimensionamiento de la administración pública descentralizada en México: el caso del Estado de México, 1990-1993”. Toluca. Instituto de Administración Pública del Estado de México, 1993.
Flores Caballero, Romeo R. “Administración y política en la historia de México”. 2 ed. México. Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública, 1988.
Ferrel, Heady, “Administración Pública. Una Perspectiva Comparada”. México. Fondo de Cultura Económica.
Alba Carlos R., Vanaclocha Francisco J. “El sistema político local: un nuevo escenario de gobierno”. Madrid. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. 1997. Boletín Oficial del Estado.
Brugué Quim, Gomà Richard. “Gobiernos locales y políticas públicas: bienestar social, promoción económica y territorio”.Barcelona. Ariel, 1998.
Cabrero Mendoza Enrique, Nava Campos Gabriela. “Gerencia pública municipal: - conceptos básicos y estudios de caso”. México. CIDE: Miguel Ángel Porrúa, 1999.

Professor Profile:
Degree: Doctor
Area: Economy, Law, Public Administration. Working experience in the public sector is recommended.

The imperative demands of a competitive world imply creating innovative processes of planning and management. The public sector has to face such demands. Therefore, through strategic planning and strategic prospective tools governments have strengthened their operational and decision making processes. To provide students with a set of methodological an instrumental tools to be applied in planning processes interrelated to a more efficient and effective management is the main objective of this course.

Goodstein Leonard, David Planeación estratégica aplicada: como desarrollar un plan que realmente funcione” Santa Fé de Bogotá: McGraw-Hill, 1999.
Taylor, Bernard Planeación estratégica exitosa Bogotá: Legis, 1991.
Diep Diep, Daniel La planeación fiscal hoy PAC, 1999.
México. Secretaría de la Presidencia. Dirección General Coordinadora de la Programación Económica y Social La planeación nacional y el sector público México.1976.
Departamento Nacional de Planeación y desarrollo. Santa Fé de Bogotá, D.C., Colombia: Departamento Nacional de Planeación, 1992.
Ortega García, Roberto, compilador. Planeación y gestión urbana y metropolitana en México: una revisión a la luz de la globalización. Colegio de la Frontera Norte; Zinacantepec: Colegio Mexiquense, 2001.
Domene Berlanga, Juan José La planeación y presupuesto por programa y su posible aplicación en México Monterrey: 1969.
Godet, Michel De la anticipación a la acción : manual de prospectiva y estrategia / Michel Godet; traducción de Emilia Pagés i Buisán y Jaime Gavaldá Posiello México: Alfaomega, 1995.

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Professor Profile:
Degree: Doctor
Area: Economy, Law, Public Administration. Working experience in the public sector is recommended.

An overview of the legal system regulating municipal and state public service. Topics include: an analysis of law and regulations that rule human resource management such as recruiting, hiring, professional development, promotions, and benefits. The legal framework regarding public servants, political staff, union staff and professional development in the public sector are addressed.

Bibliography:
Haro Bélchez, G. (1993). El Derecho de la función Pública. México: ECASA (Ediciones contables y administrativas).

Professor Profile:
Degree: Doctor
Area: Economy, Law, Public Administration. Working experience in the public sector is recommended.

A survey of the specific aspects of financial management of local governments. Topics include budgeting, governmental accounting, tax collection, expenditure, patrimony and debt. Budgetary control models, information rendering, and financing plans will be discussed incorporating real examples and cases of Mexico an Latin America.

Bibliography:
Gómez Benítez, Armando. La Modernización Administrativa de las Áreas de Egresos Estatales. INDETEC, 2003.
Cejudo Gzz. Julio A., La Recaudación de Ingresos Tributarios Municipales: Atribuciones, Actividades y Procesos. INDETEC, 2003.
Romo Enriquez, Jorge E. La Administración de Flujos de Efectivo en las Entidades Federativas. INDETEC, 2001.
Bojórquez León, César. Desarrollo de Sistemas de Información y Elaboración de Indicadores Financieros Locales. INDETEC, 2003
INDETEC. Elementos para el Desarrollo de los Sistemas de Contabilidad Gubernamental de las Entidades Federativas, 2000.
Gómez Benítez, Armando; Larios Contreras, Cesáreo. La Operación Financiera de la Descentralización de Recursos a las Entidades Federativas. INDETEC 2001.
Bojórquez León, César; Michel Uribe, Hugo.Determinación de la Capacidad de Endeudamiento Local. INDETEC 1999.
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Professor Profile:
Degree: Doctor
Areas: Economy, Accounting, Public Administration. Work experience in the public sector is recommended

An overview of the problematic aspects regarding public security in communities and the responsibility of local governments in protecting citizens and combating delinquency and felonies. Topics include the use of information to diagnose the degree of security/criminality in a city or region, required elements to structure and manage a comprehensive plan to promote security in local governments and its interrelationship with national security agencies.

Professor Profile:
Degree: Doctor
Area: Sociology, Security, Criminalistics. Work experience in the public sector is recommended

Ap4020. Urban management in local governments
3-0-12
Requirement: None
Equivalence: None

An introduction to the different aspects in management of urban development which is one of the main duties of local governments. Using an updated diagnostic survey of the main problems affecting communities to have an efficient management of urban development. The following topics are included: planning, use of ground floor, territorial reservoirs, development plans, citizen participation, ecology, water availability, waste management, and transportation efficiency. Emphasis is placed the communication that must be established with other communities and different levels of government. Best practices in cities and regions will be discussed.

The general approach towards a deeper awareness of the environmental dimension and social development is creating new and important challenges to municipal and state government in Mexico. These challenges are emphasized by decentralization processes, increased participation, and the new modalities of public and private responsibilities in the procurement of sustainable development.
The course main objective is to provide students with the tools to understand and solve such challenges. To focus on the balance of the multiplicity of environmental and social issues with the different responsibilities in the local public administration is a central element in the course. At the end of the term the student will be able to present and asses programs with a sustainable development focusing on: public services, recreation, tourism, transportation development, housing, and employment.

Bibliography:
ICMA. Pollution Prevention: A Guide for Local Government, 1994.
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Professor Profile:
Degree Doctor
Area: Environmental Engineering, Ecology. Work experience in the public sector is recommended.

Ap4022. Social programs management
3-0-12
Requirement: None
Equivalence: None

Convergence of local governments with international organizations presents the challenge of increasing the impact and efficiency of social programs. It has been proven that programs and projects are not always well defined due to the fact that they do not respond to specific statements on policies and lack an orientation towards achievement.
The course provides an analysis of the two main axis in every social program. Design and evaluation from the dimensions of impact and efficiency on the one hand. One the other, the need to adapt the models of organization and management to the essential requirements of social programs and projects.

CEPAL
(2001) Gestión de programas sociales. Serie políticas sociales 25. Santiago de Chile.

Vergara, Carlos
(1993) “Capacitación para la gestión y evaluación de proyectos y programas sociales” (LC/R.1332, CEPAL, Santiago de Chile

Martinez Nogueira, Roberto
(1998) Los proyectos sociales: de la certeza omnipotente al comportamiento estratégico (LC/L.113). CEPAL, Santiago de Chile.

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Professor Profile:
Degree: Doctor
Area: Economy, Sociology, Demography, Public Administration. Work experience in the public sector is recommended.

An introduction to the aspects related to structuring and managing a program that provides public services in local governments. Topics include rendering public services, functions and maintenance of roads and highways systems, parks, and green areas, public lightening , cleaning system, trash collection and confinement. Local governments success experiences in efficient public service management will be discussed.
Bibliography:

Profesor Profile:
Degree: Doctor
Areas: Engineering, Public Administration. Work experience in the public sector is recommended.

Ap5001. Applied research project
3-0-12
Requirement: Having taken the program´s basic courses
Equivalence: None

During this seminary, the student will apply the knowledge acquired during the master’s studies to real-life situation, that is to a specific problem that originates in an institution related to the public sector. The student will assume the role of “consultant” while “working” for the institution and he or she will make a formal presentation solving the “client´s” problem. This process is lead and monitored by EGAP professors and its orientation and theoretical foundation will be in accordance with the program to which the student belongs.

A research course where students will apply the theory and practice learned in the Masters program in real situation pertaining local government. The project has several phases: problem definition, literature review, solution proposals and alternatives, advantage and disadvantage assessment, and social, financial, and political implications of the research proposal.

Profesor Profile:
Degree: Doctor
Area: Work experience in the public sector is recommended.

An analysis of citizenship participation in local and regional issues. Topics include analysis of the evolution and current status of different forms of citizenship participation and its relationship with local governmens; community participation such as society’s role in the generation of plans and programs, social benefits through community funding; and the role of society in the public administration. Mexican and Latin American cases will be analyzed.

Bresser Pereira, Luiz Carlos. Lo público no estatal en la reforma del Estado. Clad / Paidós. 1998
Dagnino, Evelina. Sociedad Civil, esfera pública y democratización: Brasil. F.C.E. México. 2002
Olvera, Alberto J. Sociedad Civil, esfera pública y democratización: México. F.C.E, México. 2003.
Casos del Instituto Interamericano para el Desarrollo Social (IIDS), Banco Interamericano esde Desarrollo (BID).
Profesor Profile:
Degree: Doctor
Area: Sociology, Law, Economy. Working experience in the public sector is recommended.

Ap5004. State and local government and interior policy
3-0-12
Requirement: None
Equivalence: None

A study of aspects related to interior policy conveyance in local governments. Laws and regulations guiding local and municipal policy are discussed. Topics include: methods and systems that assure a democratic framework of governing through consensus. Topics include methodology for early detection, follow up, and solution of political conflicts that may alter the political and social activities of states and municipalities.

Electronic References:
www.inap.gob.mx
www.inafed.gob.mx
Professor Profile:
Degree: Doctor
Area: Economy, Law, Public Administration. Work experience in the public sector is recommended.