The challenges of regulating water and sanitation tariffs under a three-level shared-authority federalism model: The case of Brazil

P.R.P. Sampaio and R.S.r Sampaio

Utilities Policy, 2020, vol. 64, issue C

Abstract: Water and sanitation regulation in Brazil shall be addressed as part of a major problem that involves institutional disputes and legal uncertainty. The paper investigates the hypothesis that the complex institutional framework plays a central role in explaining country's poor performance in the sector. Methodology is mainly qualitative, presenting an analysis that shows how political, institutional and legal hurdles play a major role in explaining the government's inability to secure a financially self-sustainable structure to the sector. The paper suggests that empowering the National Water Agency to issue general guidelines may help reducing transaction costs and fostering sector's development.

Keywords: Brazil; Water and sanitation; Tariff regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2020.101049

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