Implementation of the Brazilian Forest Code: a meso-institutional approach
运用新制度经济学中的中观制度概念，分析巴西森林法的实施过程，指出翻译、监督和执行等中观制度功能对政策有效性的关键作用。
Abstract This article extends recent insights from new institutional economics to explore the relevance of the concept of meso-institutions. It does so through the exploration of the case of the Brazilian Forest Code, pointing out how and why meso-institutions play a key role in making public policies effective. More specifically, our study shows how crucial is the complete fulfilling of the functions characterising meso-institutions – namely translation, monitoring, and enforcement, to implement regulations and determine their effectiveness. Lessons are drawn regarding the complexities inherent in the creation, implementation, and operationalisation of rules across a multilayered institutional environment.