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Diffusion agents and institutional change: the variable influence of independent regulatory agencies across sectors in India

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dc.contributor.author Kumar, Shashwat
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-26T08:46:36Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.citation Kumar S. Diffusion agents and institutional change: the variable influence of independent regulatory agencies across sectors in India. Utilities Policy. 2020 Jun;64:101041. DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2020.101041
dc.identifier.issn 0957-1787
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/52328
dc.description.abstract The aim of this study is to explore variations in the influence of Independent Regulatory Agencies (IRAs) in regulatory arrangements beyond functional explanations, focusing on six sectors in India. This article maps regulatory arrangements in India using measures of concentration, and coordination to assess actor influence. We observe a correlation between the nature of diffusion agents and the variable influence of IRAs within the regulatory arrangement. To investigate this correlation, research on channels of transfer is juxtaposed with a theory of institutional change. Channels of transfer can induce a type of institutional change that can contribute to explaining variations in the influence of IRAs within regulatory arrangements. Our findings corroborate these expectations. For electricity, a sector strongly exposed to diffusion agents, the formal regulatory arrangement shows IRA as the most influential actor, whereas in the telecommunications sector, the pre-existing governmental actor has managed to retain the influence despite setting up an IRA.
dc.description.sponsorship This work was supported by Marie Sklodowska-Curie European Training Network titled “Global India” that aims to create the knowledge and expertise required for the EU's engagement with India (www.globalindia.eu) (Grant Agreement 722446). The training network is funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 programme.
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dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof Utilities Policy. 2020 Jun;64:101041
dc.rights © Elsevier http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2020.101041
dc.title Diffusion agents and institutional change: the variable influence of independent regulatory agencies across sectors in India
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2020.101041
dc.subject.keyword Regulatory arrangement
dc.subject.keyword Channels of transfer
dc.subject.keyword Institutional change
dc.subject.keyword India
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/722446
dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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