Public-private partnerships in Brazil: the privatization of segments of the infrastructure for goods transportation, on highways and railways, and institutional innovation

This paper intends to show the privatization processes in sections of the infrastructure for goods transportation, especially on highways and raiIways, in course in Brazil, as an institutional innovation in public services. First, it describes the concepts and types of privatization. It shows the in...

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Autor: Cherobim, Ana Paula Mussi Szabo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Revista de Administração Pública
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/7654
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/7654
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:transport infrastructure
innovation
public-private partnerships
privatization.
infraestructura de transporte
innovación asociaciones público-privadas
privatización.
infra-estrutura de transportes
inovação
parcerias público-privadas
privatização.
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Sumario:This paper intends to show the privatization processes in sections of the infrastructure for goods transportation, especially on highways and raiIways, in course in Brazil, as an institutional innovation in public services. First, it describes the concepts and types of privatization. It shows the instruments to operate the partnerships and characterizes the institutional innovation. It points out the organizational and operational aspects of the innovation, and also shows the similarities and differences between the processesfor highways and railways. Finally, the paper points out the risks thatare inherent to both processes.