Collective action and veto players in public policy: the sanitation policy in Brazil (1998-2002)

In 1999, the federal government has committed itself to the IMF with the privatization of the sanitation and other public services, seeking resources to address the fiscal crisis. He proposed the bill 4147/01 as the regulatory framework that would provide the necessary security for investors interes...

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Published inCiência & saude coletiva Vol. 16; no. 8; p. 3541
Main Authors de Sousa, Ana Cristina Augusto, Costa, Nilson do Rosário
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Brazil 01.08.2011
Subjects
Brazil
Privatization - legislation & jurisprudence
Public Policy
Sanitation - legislation & jurisprudence
Sanitation - standards
Brazil
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Summary:In 1999, the federal government has committed itself to the IMF with the privatization of the sanitation and other public services, seeking resources to address the fiscal crisis. He proposed the bill 4147/01 as the regulatory framework that would provide the necessary security for investors interested in acquiring the state-owned sanitation enterprises. Against this initiative, a coalition of industry interests mobilized in order to veto the adoption of privatization: the National Front for Environmental Sanitation (FNSA). This paper identifies the actors, the agenda and the interests involved in this political coalition. It shows that the coalition acted decisively as an instance of veto, limiting the effects of the agreement with the IMF on the public policy of sanitation in Brazil this time.
ISSN:1678-4561
DOI:10.1590/S1413-81232011000900022