Institutional design and governance of airport regulators: The case of Latin America

This paper offers a cross-country assessment of the governance of airport regulators in Latin America. The analysis links the institutional design of airport regulators, whether in the form of independent regulatory agencies or government departments, to their overall governance. It examines four dimensions of regulatory governance: autonomy, transparency, accountability, and bureaucratic quality. Independent regulatory agencies in the Latin American airport sector seem to provide a better framework for transparency and bureaucratic quality than government departments. It is not conclusively found, however, that independent regulatory agencies contribute to a more autonomous decision-making or to an enhanced accountability of regulators to other branches of government and airport users. Overall, governance indicators of airport regulators in Latin America are well below the threshold that defines good governance.

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  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VGP-520V3X5-1/2/35766e450254f86555dc9fa796ea5ede
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Serebrisky, Tomas
  • Lopez Azumendi, Sebastian
  • Alberto Andres, Luis
• Publication Date: 2011-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Bibliography; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 207-210
• Serial:
  • Journal of Air Transport Management
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0969-6997
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09696997

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Decision making; Governance; Government agencies; Institutional issues; Quality of work; Regulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accountability; Autonomy; Bureaucracies; Independent regulatory commissions; Regulators; Regulatory agencies; Transparency (Program management processes)
• Geographic Terms: Latin America
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Policy; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01340545
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 19 2011 9:00AM