Also available in Portuguese under the title: Brasil, fortalecendo a governança para o crescimento. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Introduction -- pt. 1. Overall regulatory framework. Government capacity to assure high-quality regulation in Brazil -- pt. 2. Current trends and regulatory frameworks in selected sectors. The power sector -- The private health insurance sector -- The telecommunications sector -- The land transport sector -- pt. 3. Regulatory governance in selected sectors. Independence and accountability of regulatory authorities -- Horizontal institutional architecture -- Powers for high-quality regulation -- Assessing the performance of regulatory authorities -- Conclusions and recommendations.
Summary:
This review analyzes the challenges of strengthening regulatory governance in Brazil to improve economic growth, with appropriate regulatory frameworks for core infrastructure sectors. Improved institutional capacities would also enhance support for regulatory policy across various government areas. Setting up an appropriate architecture for sectoral regulatory agencies and balancing autonomy with accountability will contribute to improved governance. Challenges include consolidating the autonomy and status of Brazilian regulatory authorities, reinforcing the strategic organization for planning and decision making, increasing social accountability mechanisms, and improving coordination with competition authorities. Regulatory reform will help Brazil boost growth opportunities, and improve the quality and value of core services provided to its citizens. Brazil requested this broad review by the OECD of its regulatory practices and reforms. The review presents a general picture of the overall frameworks to assure high quality regulation with a special focus on four core infrastructure sectors: power, private health insurance, land transport and telecommunications.--Publisher's description.
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