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Delegation, presidential regimes, and Latin American regulatory agencies

Delegación, regimenes presidenciales y agencias reguladoras en América Latina
Delegation, Präsidentschaftsregimes und lateinamerikanische Regulierungsbehörden
[journal article]

Jordana, Jacint
Ramió, Carles

Abstract

During the 1990s, a large number of regulatory agencies were created or reformed in different sectors in Latin American countries. Almost all included political delegation mechanisms, intended as formal rules to enhance credible commitments to time-consistent policies. In this paper, using an origin... view more

During the 1990s, a large number of regulatory agencies were created or reformed in different sectors in Latin American countries. Almost all included political delegation mechanisms, intended as formal rules to enhance credible commitments to time-consistent policies. In this paper, using an original data set of agencies' head tenure in the telecommunications and finance regulatory agencies, we discuss if these mechanisms worked as planned, and find a divergence between actual mandates and the formally established fixed terms, effected by means of systematic early resignations. Our findings reveal, however, some consistent patterns of behavior. Stronger legislative presidential power reduced effective delegation to some extent, and agencies' organizational strengths protected them from patronage. We also confirmed the existence of some significant differences between the two sectors examined. Having slightly weaker delegation rules, delegation practices were also less effective in telecommunications than in financial services, contrary to expectations about credible commitments.... view less


Durante los años 1990, muchas agencias reguladoras fueron creadas o reformadas en diferentes sectores en los países latinoamericanos. Casi todas incluyeron mecanismos de delegación política, entendidos como reglas formales para mejorar los compromisos creíbles sobre políticas que requieren coherenci... view more

Durante los años 1990, muchas agencias reguladoras fueron creadas o reformadas en diferentes sectores en los países latinoamericanos. Casi todas incluyeron mecanismos de delegación política, entendidos como reglas formales para mejorar los compromisos creíbles sobre políticas que requieren coherencia en el tiempo. En este trabajo, utilizando un conjunto de datos originales sobre los responsables de las agencias reguladoras de las telecomunicaciones y de las finanzas, se discute si estos mecanismos funcionaron como estaba previsto, identificándose una divergencia entre los mandatos reales y los términos formalmente establecidos, debido a la existencia de numerosas renuncias anticipadas. Nuestros hallazgos revelan, sin embargo, algunos patrones consistentes de comportamiento: un mayor poder presidencial sobre el legislativo reduce la delegación efectiva hasta cierto punto, y las fortalezas organizativas de las agencias ayudan a frente al patronazgo. También se confirma la existencia de algunas diferencias significativas entre los dos sectores objeto de estudio. Con unas normas de delegación ligeramente más débiles, las prácticas de delegación también fueron menos eficaces en las telecomunicaciones que en los servicios financieros, en contra de las expectativas sobre compromisos creíbles.... view less

Keywords
institutional factors; efficiency; telecommunication; steering; political influence; regulation; delegation of tasks; practice; regime; financial market; international comparison; government agency; political situation; government; presidential system

Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Economic Sectors
Political Economy

Method
theory application; qualitative empirical; applied research; empirical

Free Keywords
Political Science; Control of government; Control/ Regulation; Institutions; Political responsibilities; Term of office; Separation of powers; Democracy; Ciencia Política; Control del Gobierno; Control/ Regulación; Instituciones; Responsabilidades políticas; Duración del mandato; Separación de poderes; Democracia; Latin America; recent; América Latina; Reciente

Document language
English

Publication Year
2010

Page/Pages
p. 3-30

Journal
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2 (2010) 1

ISSN
1868-4890

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works


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