Rebecca Neaera Abers
Practical Authority
- ISBN 13:
- 9780199985272
- author:
- Rebecca Neaera Abers
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press, Usa
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 160 mm X 234 mm
- Genre:
- Political Science
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Practical Authority: Agency and Institutional Change in Brazilian Water Politics explores how new institutional arrangements become operational in practice. Based on a decade-long study of efforts to transform freshwater management in Brazil, the book examines the role of agency and structures in shaping policy outcomes.
The authors investigate what actors in complex policy environments do to get new institutions off the ground, highlighting the importance of "practical authority" - acquiring problem-solving capabilities and recognition from others. The study follows three decades of law making at the national and state level, focusing on the creation of sixteen river basin committees throughout Brazil.
These committees were established to promote integrated water management, but their actual performance varied. Some adapted creatively to challenges, while others struggled to get off the ground. This book sheds light on the complexities of institutional change in a real-world context, revealing the nuances of policy implementation and the interactions between different actors.
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