2004.The book opens with a trenchant examination of the historical stages that led to the modern state. In order to understand such stages, the author develops a theory of republican rights linked closely to other rights such as civil, political, and social rights. Bresser-Pereira goes on to formulate a normative model of public management reform, which incorporates the roles of the state, forms of ownership, types of public administration, and organization institutions. Available in Kindle format and hard cover