Governance in a contemporary context: a critical analysis of the liberal view

Abstract

Since the last quarter of XX century, the State has been changing with the modernization of public administration and the democratization, which includes as fundamental principles a greater citizen participation in the design, implementation and evaluation of public policies leading to the emergency of governance. Governance is just defined as the process of inclusive government founded on the participation of diverse social, private and public actors in the different stages of planning, implementation and evaluation of public administration and, more comprehensively, of the government. Nevertheless, at present we have found that, in practical terms, the governance contributes to legitimate a political and economic model based on the precepts of neoliberalism. This paper aimed to contribute to the review of new parameters in which the tendencies of public administration are discussed.