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State capacities for infrastructure policies in contemporary Brazil.
State capacities for infrastructure policies in contemporary Brazil.
- Source :
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RAP: Revista Brasileira de Administração Pública . Sep/Oct2018, Vol. 52 Issue 5, p935-955. 21p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- This article aims to discuss the capacities of the Brazilian State, particularly the Federal Executive Branch, to produce efficient infrastructure policies that deliver the expected benefits and also obtain support (or consent) from impacted social groups. We argue that the professionalization and technical knowledge of the federal government's public bureaucracy are constrained by low levels of autonomy and intragovernmental cohesion. Likewise, the relationship between the federal bureaucracy and local civil society, subnational governments and accountability agencies are precarious. This situation represents a barrier to the efficiency and legitimacy of state action in the sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00347612
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- RAP: Revista Brasileira de Administração Pública
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 132702957
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-761220170006