TY - JOUR
T1 - The political nexus between water and economics in Brazil
T2 - A critique of recent policy reforms
AU - Ioris, A.A.R.
N1 - Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/6/1
Y1 - 2010/6/1
N2 - The reform of water policies in Brazil has involved a combination of regulatory norms and economic-incentive instruments. Nonetheless, contrary to its formal objectives, the process has largely failed to prevent widespread environmental impacts and growing spatial and sectoral conflicts. The main reason for such failures is the perverse influence of market rationality, which is particularly evident in the reorganization of the public sector, the quantification of the monetary value of water, and the payment for environmental services.
AB - The reform of water policies in Brazil has involved a combination of regulatory norms and economic-incentive instruments. Nonetheless, contrary to its formal objectives, the process has largely failed to prevent widespread environmental impacts and growing spatial and sectoral conflicts. The main reason for such failures is the perverse influence of market rationality, which is particularly evident in the reorganization of the public sector, the quantification of the monetary value of water, and the payment for environmental services.
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U2 - 10.1177/0486613410368499
DO - 10.1177/0486613410368499
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77952374068
SN - 0486-6134
VL - 42
SP - 231
EP - 250
JO - Review of Radical Political Economics
JF - Review of Radical Political Economics
IS - 2
ER -