Corruption in La Paz: A Mayor Fights City Hall Case Solution
When a youthful, former mining executive with no preceding elective office encounter is elected Mayor of La Paz, Bolivia in 1985, he anticipates to assault overstaffing and infamous inefficiency sharply. But, within weeks, Mayor Ronald MacLean discovers that, although he confronts some foreseeable antagonists, including public sector unions immune to staff cutbacks, he also faces problem in even comprehending the inner workings of the city authorities. MacLean eventually recognizes the issues he faces are those of inefficiency than a powerful antagonist: corruption.
The second part of the case especially spells out strategies which come from MacLean's belief that corruption is a manifestation of ethnic or ethical issues than one of badly-designed systems which supply the medium for corruption to take hold. MacLean's progress in fighting corruption is described, as is its return following the departure from office of MacLean. HKS Instance Number 1523.0
This is just an excerpt. This case is about STRATEGY & EXECUTION
PUBLICATION DATE: September 01, 1999
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