Civil Service Systems in Comparative Perspective 7 Reform and Diffusion 7.1 State reform in Argentina Beginning in 1989, the transformation of the state apparatus conducted by President Menem's administration entailed, at the same time, a massive response to the economic crisis and a disciplined compliance with the policies and conditionalities set by the IMF, the World Bank and foreign creditors. State reform in Argentina, as in most other states, has simultaneously tried to reconcile governance, productivity and equity constraints, starting with an overall redefinition of the rules governing state-society relations at the social division of labor level. Privatization, decentralization, demonopolization, deregulation and outsourcing became the main instruments of reform. Changes aimed mainly at disengaging the state from certain service, production, or regulatory functions, thus enlarging the scope of private sector activities and drawing new borders with the state at the functional level.
Public enterprises are subject to privatization or participation of private capital.
Measures for the protection of workers. Emergency contracting and new mechanisms for managing government contracts in force. Suspension of the effects of judicial sentences against the state. An emergency employment plan. Suspension of subsidies and subventions.