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State capacities for infrastructure policies in contemporary Brazil.

Authors :
de Ávila Gomide, Alexandre
Pereira, Ana Karine
Source :
RAP: Revista Brasileira de Administração Pública. Sep/Oct2018, Vol. 52 Issue 5, p935-955. 21p.
Publication Year :
2018

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