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Title Regulatory Governance in Infrastructure Industries : Assessment and Measurement of Brazilian Regulators
Published Washington, DC : World Bank, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 77 pages) : illustrations
Series Trends and policy options ; no. 3
PPIAF trends and policy options ; no. 3.
World Bank e-Library.
Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1. Introduction; List of Tables; 2. Delegation, Governance, and Regulatory Effectiveness; List of Figures; 3. Governance in Practice; List of Boxes; 4. Measuring and Benchmarking Governance; 5. Conclusions and Recommendations for Regulatory Improvements; 6. References; Appendix 1. Codebook for the Regulatory Governance Index; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Appendix 6
Summary This paper assesses and measures regulatory governance in 21 infrastructure regulators in Brazil. Regulatory Governance is decomposed into four main attributes: autonomy; decision-rules; means and tools; and accountability. A ranking is proposed and the main areas for improvement identified. A comparison of the proposed regulatory governance index and other indexes internationally available is performed. Section 2 sets up the analytical framework for the report, identifying key components of regulatory governance, namely, autonomy (political and financial), procedures for decision-making, tool
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-41)
Notes English
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Subject Infrastructure (Economics) -- Brazil
Independent regulatory commissions -- Brazil
Public utilities -- Law and legislation -- Brazil
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration.
Independent regulatory commissions
Infrastructure (Economics)
Public utilities -- Law and legislation
Brazil
Form Electronic book
Author Correa, Paulo, 1968-
LC no. 2006045007
ISBN 9780821366097
0821366092
0821366106
9780821366103
6610454493
9786610454495
1280454490
9781280454493