Uncertainty and dissent: the limits of Brazilian sanitation policy

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Published: Aug 10, 2013
Keywords:
sanitation policy, regulatory regime, path dependency, Brazil Sanitation Law 11445/2007.

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Ana Cristina Augusto de Sousa
Nilson do Rosário Costa

Abstract

The article demonstrates that the position of dominance of state-owned sanitation companies affects the decision-making in public policy sector in Brazil. The article describes the edition of Law of Water Supply 11.445/2007 which has established the new regulatory regime for the sector. It concludes that the new institutional arrangement preserved the hegemony of state-owned sanitation companies. This hegemony can be associated with a low accountability of investment decisions and expansion of sector coverage.

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Sousa, A. C. A. de, & Costa, N. do R. (2013). Uncertainty and dissent: the limits of Brazilian sanitation policy. Brazilian Journal of Public Administration, 47(3), 587 a 600. Retrieved from https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/8994
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Vol. 47 No. 3 (2013)
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