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Governança de serviços de infra-estruturas locais nos EUA

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  • Nuno Ferreira da Cruz

    (CEG – IST, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa)

  • Sanfor V. Berg

    (Distinguished Service Professor/PURC Director of Water Studies PURC, University of Florida)

  • Rui Cunha Marques

    (CEG – IST, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa)

Abstract

Este artigo examina a forma como os decisores pú- blicos locais arquitectam as diferentes estruturas de go- vernança de serviços urbanos nos EUA. Depois de uma breve revisão da teoria sobre governança local, o estudo descreve o ambiente regulatório norte-americano no que concerne aos serviços de infra-estruturas locais (e. g., elec- tricidade, gás, água, saneamento e telecomunicações). Por conseguinte, identificam-se as boas práticas de governança local, incluindo a despolitização do processo decisório (no que toca à gestão operacional) e a abordagem “projecto a projecto” no financiamento de infra-estruturas urbanas (e. g., através da emissão de obrigações municipais isentas de imposto), garantindo a sustentabilidade económica dos serviços. O artigo reúne várias lições com utilidade para os gestores públicos europeus e levanta algumas questões que merecem uma investigação mais aprofundada.

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  • Nuno Ferreira da Cruz & Sanfor V. Berg & Rui Cunha Marques, 2011. "Governança de serviços de infra-estruturas locais nos EUA," RPER, Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento Regional, issue 28, pages 71-79, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:apd:rper00:y:2011:i:28:id:334
    DOI: 10.59072/rper.vi28.334
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