Here I share links to my articles published across various outlets. To read my work, subscribe to my newsletter on Substack: [https://leiterafaelo.substack.com/](https://leiterafaelo.substack.com/) --- ### latest [[250430 Beyond the chainsaw - streamlining the state should be everybody’s agenda|Beyond the chainsaw - streamlining the state should be everybody’s agenda]] *April 30, 2025 · 5-minute read* Different strategies can converge on the same goal: making government more agile, transparent and less exasperating. --- ### articles 25/03 | [[250317 Opaque appointments deepen the crisis of trust|Opaque appointments deepen the crisis of trust]] 25/03 | [[250316 Probationary period and performance management in the public sector|Probationary period and performance Management in the public sector]] 24/04 | [[240402 Meritocracy in the selection of public executives|Meritocracy in the selection of public executives]] 24/02 | [[240227 From each according to their abilities|From each according to their abilities]] 24/01 | [[240129 Democracy museum - Concord or co-optation?|Democracy museum - Concord or co-optation?]] 24/01 | [[240103 Institutional agility - The new frontier of democratic Brazil|Institutional agility - The new frontier of democratic Brazil]] 23/12 | [[231218 Human rights in Brazil, silence on Venezuela|Human rights in Brazil, silence on Venezuela]] 23/11 | [[231130 Argentina at a crossroads - Milei’s election and the implications|Argentina at a crossroads - Milei’s election and the implications]] 23/10 | [[231024 What kind of judges do we want?|What kind of judges do we want?]] 23/10 | [[231016 Challenging inertia with sunset clauses|Challenging inertia with sunset clauses]] 23/10 | [[231006 Challenges of Brazil’s 'Unified Civil Service Exam'|Challenges of Brazil’s 'Unified Civil Service Exam']] 23/09 | [[230919 Rethinking the role of local governments in Brazil|Rethinking the role of local governments in Brazil]] 23/08 | [[230825 Merit and trust in the appointment of regulatory agency directors|Merit and trust in the appointment of regulatory agency directors]] 23/08 | [[230803 Hidden State - the challenge of determining the number of public servants|Hidden State - the challenge of determining the number of public servants]] 23/07 | [[230720 Education for productivity - lessons for Brazil from California and France|Education for productivity - lessons for Brazil from California and France]] 23/06 | [[230630 Facing the demographic decline in Brazil|Facing the demographic decline in Brazil]] 23/04 | [[230412 How South Africa can resolve the tension over top public service jobs|How South Africa can resolve the tension over top public service jobs]] 23/04 | [[230407 Transforming public administration through senior civil service reforms|Transforming public administration through senior civil service reforms]] 23/03 | [[230326 Why cast aside a solution to problems of public administration?|Why cast aside a solution to problems of public administration?]] 23/02 | [[230219 Census 2022, a sunk cost?|Census 2022, a sunk cost?]] 23/01 | [[230104 Lessons from the global south on reforming the architecture of government|Lessons from the global south on reforming the architecture of government]] 22/12 | [[221222 State-owned enterprises act - why change it?|State-owned enterprises act - why change it?]] 22/10 | [[221027 Crafting a Brazilian model of secularism|Crafting a Bbrazilian model of secularism]] 22/10 | [[221025 After state capture - how to reform the South African state|After state capture - how to reform the South African state]] 21/11 | [[211107 Democracy suffers when there’s a disconnect between the head and the body|Democracy suffers when there’s a disconnect between the head and the body]]