How Innovative Was the Poupatempo Experience in Brazil? Institutional Bypass as a New Form of Institutional Change

This article analyzes Poupatempo, a recent bureaucratic reform in Brazil. We argue that it offers insight into a potentially successful strategy to promote institutional reforms. After analyzing the design of the project and the obstacles to its implementation, we conclude that Poupatempo’s most inn...

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Main Authors: Mariana Mota Prado, Ana Carolina da Matta Chasin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Political Science Association 2011-06-01
Series:Brazilian Political Science Review
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Online Access:http://www.bpsr.org.br/index.php/bpsr/article/view/112/103