Policy analysis by the federal government: the contribution of the National Institute of Public Administration

The National Institute of Public Administration (INAP) of Argentina was founded in 1973. Since then, it has been in charge of both the training of the national state employees and the analysis of public policies, especially related to human resources, staffing, structures, salaries, and applied research on administration and public management. Despite having gone through several changes in its structure, INAP has maintained its role beyond the many macroeconomic and institutional crises and different governments Argentina has experienced in the last five decades. The Institute has thus become an example of persistence in training and research in the public sector, as well as a guide for public offices both at the national and subnational level. This chapter aims to study the history of INAP and its evolution, from its creation until the present day. The main objective is to identify and describe the features that allowed its stability as a leading institution in Argentina. We will also review the production on policy analysis that has been carried out by the institution in the last decade. We will focus on books, working papers, and the scientific journal Estado Abierto , which is currently the main publication on public policy in the country.