This work aims to discuss a new field of knowledgement that is being successfully developed by a group of researchers in administration, economics and political science. It is called the "political administration", an area that has proved to be fertile through several published academic and scientifical works. Some of these works are here referred to be presented to social scientists. Therefore, we make a brief description of the development of this particular field of research, mentioning its main authors and works and discussing the main theoretical proposition of "political administration" and its correlation to the political economy. Concluding, the article discusses some of the new challenges imposed by the new International Division of Labor to nations as Brazil in light of the political administration and economy.
political administration; political economy; contemporary brazilian economy