Rules, institutions and policy capacity: A comparative analysis of lithium-based development in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI:10.1016/j.erss.2024.103761

José Carlos Orihuela, Sergio Serrano

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Abstract

We carry out a comparative institutional analysis of lithium development in neighboring Argentina, Bolivia and Chile, which together hold over 50 % of world lithium reserves. The comparison reveals that lithium institutional development is subject to long-term processes and contingent junctures within domestic political economies. The potential pivotal role of Chile's national development corporation, CORFO, illustrates the transformative significance of the slogan “institutions matter”: though rules and their enforcement are crucial, effective governance hinges primarily on fostering an institutional ecosystem conducive to mission agreement and translation. Engaging with the mission economy perspective, we argue that “good institutions” entail dynamic policy capacities that regulate and innovate economic development for the public good. Studying how, when and what types of policy capacities develop in the Lithium Triangle countries sheds light on the “institutions matter” inquiry of the political economy of development.

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规则、机构和政策能力：阿根廷、玻利维亚和智利以锂为基础的发展比较分析

我们对邻国阿根廷、玻利维亚和智利的锂矿发展进行了制度比较分析，这三个国家的锂矿储量占世界总量的 50%以上。比较结果表明，锂的制度发展受制于国内政治经济的长期进程和突发事件。智利国家发展公司（CORFO）的潜在关键作用说明了 "机构很重要 "这一口号的变革意义：尽管规则及其执行至关重要，但有效的治理主要取决于促进有利于达成使命协议和转化的机构生态系统。从使命经济的角度出发，我们认为，"良好的制度 "需要动态的政策能力，以公共利益为目的，规范和创新经济发展。研究 "锂三角 "国家的政策能力是如何发展的、何时发展的以及发展的类型是什么，这为发展政治经济学中的 "制度问题 "探究提供了启示。

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Energy Research & Social Science ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-

CiteScore

14.00

自引率

16.40%

发文量

441

审稿时长

55 days

期刊介绍： Energy Research & Social Science (ERSS) is a peer-reviewed international journal that publishes original research and review articles examining the relationship between energy systems and society. ERSS covers a range of topics revolving around the intersection of energy technologies, fuels, and resources on one side and social processes and influences - including communities of energy users, people affected by energy production, social institutions, customs, traditions, behaviors, and policies - on the other. Put another way, ERSS investigates the social system surrounding energy technology and hardware. ERSS is relevant for energy practitioners, researchers interested in the social aspects of energy production or use, and policymakers. Energy Research & Social Science (ERSS) provides an interdisciplinary forum to discuss how social and technical issues related to energy production and consumption interact. Energy production, distribution, and consumption all have both technical and human components, and the latter involves the human causes and consequences of energy-related activities and processes as well as social structures that shape how people interact with energy systems. Energy analysis, therefore, needs to look beyond the dimensions of technology and economics to include these social and human elements.