Brazilian oil sector reforms: The role of technical know-how and corporate ethos in Petrobras's dominance

摘要: Abstract The literature shows that Petrobras's specialized knowledge in deep-water exploration helped it maintain its dominance of the oil sector Brazil. This article contributes to by throwing light on how this process operates: as technicians State enterprise monopolize knowledge, they are called participate key policy decisions for sector, and thus exert an influence is not counter-balanced other experts. Also, these technicians’ ethos identifies agenda with national interests, their participation policymaking reinforces enterprise's sector. case study energy studies bringing discussion questions addressed here institutionalist approach, relating particularly bureaucratic agents’ behavior technical specialists processes change. It also addresses problem unexpected results institutional reforms, view challenges faced governments seek alter regulatory frameworks. In words, a specific government agency through theory seeks answer exhortations from scholars indicate necessity applying approach analysis governance structures.