Politicized Enforcement in Argentina

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-107-13583-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 286 Seiten, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 570 g

Countries throughout the world have passed regulations that promise protection for workers and the environment, but violations of these policies are more common than compliance. All too often, limitations of state capacity and political will intertwine hindering enforcement. Why do states enforce regulations in some places, and in some industries, but not in others? In Politicized Enforcement in Argentina, Amengual develops a framework for analyzing enforcement in middle-income and developing countries, showing how informal linkages between state officials and groups within society allow officials to gain the operational resources and political support necessary for enforcement. This analysis builds on state-society approaches in comparative politics, but in contrast to theories that emphasize state autonomy, it focuses on key differences in the way states are porous to political influence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Amengual, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht Umweltrecht allg., Technikrecht, Immissionsschutzrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction. the challenge of enforcement; 2. Explaining enforcement of labor and environmental regulations; Part I. Labor Regulation: 3. Labor regulation in Argentina; 4. Enforcement with unions in the driver's seat; 5. State-driven and co-produced enforcement in labor regulation; Part II. Environmental Regulation: 6. Chaotic environmental regulation in Argentina; 7. Putting out fires in Santa Fe and Córdoba; 8. Pollution in the 'garden of the republic'; 9. Conclusion; Appendix. List of interviews in Argentina.

Über Autor(innen)

Amengual, Matthew
Matthew Amengual is an assistant professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is affiliated with the Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) and the Sustainability Initiative. His research on labor and environmental politics has been published in Politics and Society, World Development, Industrial and Labor Relations Review and Desarrollo Económico.