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Process and Pattern in Institutional Reforms: A Case Study of the Police Pacifying Units (UPPs) in Brazil

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  • Denyer Willis, Graham
  • Mota Prado, Mariana

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This paper explores the importance of processes in institutional change and the relationship between processes and patterns of change. Using an ongoing case of police reform in Rio de Janeiro, the police pacification units (Unidades de Polícia Pacificadora) as an illustration, we develop two claims. First, the concept of reflective planning, developed by urban planning scholars, may help development scholars understand processes of institutional change. Second, some patterns, such as the institutional bypass, when combined with particular processes, such as reflective planning, may reinforce each other and further the objectives of reform processes.

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  • Denyer Willis, Graham & Mota Prado, Mariana, 2014. "Process and Pattern in Institutional Reforms: A Case Study of the Police Pacifying Units (UPPs) in Brazil," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 64(C), pages 232-242.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:64:y:2014:i:c:p:232-242
    DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.06.006
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