%0 Journal Article %T El gerente p£¿oblico: un profesional indispensable para el desarrollo %A Duque %A Fernando %J Cadernos EBAPE.BR %D 2006 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.1590/S1679-39512006000400004 %X in this paper i describe what is the professional called "public manager". first, it is a conceptual description, therefore, i will user a metaphor to illustrate it.. second, i discuss the main functions that such a professional should perform. further i dis-cuss the necessary course structure for a appropriate education of a public manager. finally i analyze chilea¡äs political system and call attention for the need of a well-educated public manager. %K public manager %K course structure %K chile's political system. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1679-39512006000400004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en