TY - BOOK ID - 47731500 TI - Regulatory governance in infrastructure industries : assessment and measurement of Brazilian regulators PY - 2006 SN - 0821366092 0821366106 9780821366097 9786610454495 1280454490 PB - Washington, DC : World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Capital KW - Industrial economics KW - Brazil KW - Infrastructure (Economics) KW - Independent regulatory commissions KW - Public utilities KW - Law and legislation KW - Commissions, Independent regulatory KW - Commissions of the federal government KW - Independent administrative agencies KW - Independent agencies KW - Quasi-judicial agencies KW - Regulatory agencies KW - Regulatory commissions KW - Administrative agencies KW - Administrative law KW - Insurance commissioners UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:47731500 AB - This paper assesses and measures regulatory governance in 21 infrastructure regulators in Brazil. Regulatory Governance is decomposed into four main attributes: autonomy; decision-rules; means and tools; and accountability. A ranking is proposed and the main areas for improvement identified. A comparison of the proposed regulatory governance index and other indexes internationally available is performed. Section 2 sets up the analytical framework for the report, identifying key components of regulatory governance, namely, autonomy (political and financial), procedures for decision-making, tool ER -