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Evaluation of alternative institutional arrangements in public utilities [PDF]
Since early 2000s a policy of attracting private operators to public utilities, which should help to increase productivity, reduce costs, and as a result, reduce utility prices takes place in Russia.
Ermishina Anna, V. , Zalizsky Maxim, V.
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Current Challenges to the Legitimacy of International Economic and Financial Arrangements
The importance of legitimacy to international arrangements is addressed, as are various approaches to the study of legitimacy. In so doing, attention is paid to important concepts that feature throughout the various contributions, namely legitimacy and ...
Gerda van Roozendaal, Nienke de Deugd
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This article presents an overview of the mineral water market in Brazil, based on three important considerations: first, the market structure prevailing in this segment is analyzed, addressing the evolution and main groups that make up the Brazilian ...
Pedro dos Santos Portugal Júnior +2 more
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Traditional mixed crop-livestock systems face increased social and environmental uncertainties that arise from both endogenous (i.e., socio-demographics) and exogenous drivers of change (i.e., policy interventions).
Irene Pérez-Ibarra +4 more
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Psychological Contract Violations on Information Disclosure: A Study of Institutional Arrangements in Social Media Platforms [PDF]
Previous research investigating information disclosure with online merchants has extended social contract theory using psychological contracts to explain the nature of the relationship between the consumer and merchant.
Shadbad, Forough Nasirpouri +1 more
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European experiences as guidelines for public, private and civil sector role redefinition in spatial policy formulation process in Serbia [PDF]
The period of post-socialist transition in Serbia brings more complex actors environment compared to socialistic period, while institutional arrangements are not enough developed to actively involve different groups of actors in spatial policy ...
Maksić Milica
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Quand l’État décrète le marché : le cas du Plan Borloo
This paper aims to discuss the real capacity of régulation of the institutional arrangement introduced by the French Plan Borloo, which aimed to create both a sector and a market.
Florence Gallois, Martino Nieddu
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The universalization of access to water in rural communities remains a challenge in regions like the Brazilian semi-arid. Several public policies, especially the One Million Cisterns Program, has contributed since the beginning of the 2000s to achieve ...
Daniela Nogueira +2 more
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An Analysis of Transaction Costs Involved in the Urban Village Redevelopment Process in China
A well-designed institutional arrangement for urban village redevelopment projects (UVRPs) must consider transaction costs, but academic papers discussing it from the perspective of transaction cost economics are lacking.
Dinghuan Yuan +3 more
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Modelling Evolving Rules for the Use of Common-pool Resources in an Agent-based Model [PDF]
Institutional arrangements are key drivers of the use of common-pool resources (CPR). The analysis of existing arrangements requires a framework that allows research to describe a case study systematically and diagnose the institutional setting. Based on
Alexander Smajgl
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