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Does self‐organizing policy network provide effective waste services? An empirical evaluation of institutional collective action and transaction cost dilemmas

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  • Mônica Cavalcanti Sá de Abreu
  • Lucineide Alves da Silva
  • Hugo Consciência Silvestre
  • Magnus Luiz Emmendoerfer

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This paper examines institutional collective action and transaction cost (TC) dilemmas in a self‐organizing policy network involving federal, state, and municipal agencies for waste services in a port and industrial park. A thematic analysis revealed dilemmas in: (a) vertical levels, which lack leadership in industrial waste management due to unclear responsibility delegation across government levels; (b) horizontal levels, reluctant to take responsibilities and define jurisdiction boundaries for efficient waste services; and (c) functional levels, which exhibit fragmented and unaligned action scopes. Transaction costs, stemming from a deficiency in expertise, infrastructure, and organized information regarding companies' waste management, hinder effective programs and policies. Without tackling these challenges and TCs through a governance framework that includes implementation strategies, monitoring, and institutional controls, the self‐organizing policy network is likely to remain stuck in collective institutional inertia.

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  • Mônica Cavalcanti Sá de Abreu & Lucineide Alves da Silva & Hugo Consciência Silvestre & Magnus Luiz Emmendoerfer, 2024. "Does self‐organizing policy network provide effective waste services? An empirical evaluation of institutional collective action and transaction cost dilemmas," Public Administration & Development, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 44(3), pages 157-169, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:padxxx:v:44:y:2024:i:3:p:157-169
    DOI: 10.1002/pad.2046
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