Building relational capacities from institutional arrangements: lessons based on the construction of Salvador's subway system

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https://doi.org/10.21874/rsp.v71ib.4076

Keywords:

policy capacity, institutional arrangement, urban infrastructure

Abstract

This article aims to study the construction process of the subway system in the Brazilian cities of Salvador and Lauro de Freitas, investigating the constraints of state agencies to build this subway infrastructure. By examining the structures created to produce this urban infrastructure policy, this paper tries to explain how institutional arrangements of public policies condition state agency, in other words, how they enhance or undermine the formation of policy capacities to deliver subway infrastructure. The qualitative analysis of the data suggests that the design of institutional arrangements and their change influence the availability and mobilization of actors, resources, competences and policy instruments towards the promotion of efficacy and legitimacy in this policy.

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Author Biographies

Victor Bastos Lima, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Legal advisor of the Municipality of São Paulo. Researcher in the Study Group on Technology and Innovation in Public Management (GETIP), from the University of São Paulo (USP). Research assistant at the School National Public Administration (ENAP) by the Cátedras Brasil program between 2018 and 2019. Master in Public Policy Management from the University of São Paulo (USP). Graduated in law from the University of São Paulo (USP).

José Carlos Vaz, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Professor at the University of São Paulo in undergraduate and graduate courses in Public Policy Management. Vice-president of the Administrative Council of Pólis Institute. Coordinator of Study Group on Technology and Innovation in Public Management (GETIP). Graduated in Business Administration from University of São Paulo in 1986, Master in Public Administration from Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV-SP) in 1995 and PhD in Business Administration - Information Systems from Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV-SP) in 2003.

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Published

2020-12-11

How to Cite

Lima, V. B., & Vaz, J. C. (2020). Building relational capacities from institutional arrangements: lessons based on the construction of Salvador’s subway system. Revista Do Serviço Público, 71(b), 78 - 115. https://doi.org/10.21874/rsp.v71ib.4076

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Especial: Capacity building for development in Brazil