OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform: Brazil 2008
Subtitle: Strengthening Governance for Growth
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Series: OECD reviews of regulatory reform; OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9789264042940
Subjects: Governance
Description: The debate on a market-based economy has now entered a new phase in Brazil, addressing the broader context of quality regulation and the reduction of regulatory risk. The improved macroeconomic situation and the progress made by the sectoral regulatory agencies have paid off, and there is also wider social participation in the improvement of the regulatory framework with a stronger consumer engagement. But Brazil still needs to further improve its capacities for regulatory quality and increase transparency and accountability in the system to reinforce regulatory performance. This review analyses 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 organisation for planning and decision making, increasing social accountability mechanisms, and improving co-ordination 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.
Table of contents: title: Executive Summary; title: Introduction; title: Government Capacity to Assure High-quality Regulation in Brazil; title: The Power Sector; title: The Private Health Insurance Sector; title: The Telecommunications Sector; title: The Land Transport Sector; title: Independence and Accountability of Regulatory Authorities; title: Horizontal Institutional Architecture; title: Powers for High-quality Regulation; title: Assessing the Performance of Regulatory Authorities; title: Conclusions and Recommendations.