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  • Luis Bernardo Mejía-Guinand
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Policy Analysis in Colombia
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Abstract

This chapter explores the structure and powers of the Colombian central government, with particular attention on the executive branch. It discusses the roles of the president and key agencies, such as the National Planning Department (DNP), the Administrative Department of the Presidency (DAPRE), and the National Council for Economic and Social Policy (CONPES) in policy-making and policy analysis. It also outlines the role of policy analysis in all the stages of the policy cycle, namely planning, budgeting, execution, monitoring and evaluation. The chapter presents the efforts of the government to develop comprehensive tools to produce useful information for policy decision making. It looks at the institutional restrictions, political factors or lack of incentives in the use of information that constrain the capacity of policy analysis by the central government.

Abstract

This chapter explores the structure and powers of the Colombian central government, with particular attention on the executive branch. It discusses the roles of the president and key agencies, such as the National Planning Department (DNP), the Administrative Department of the Presidency (DAPRE), and the National Council for Economic and Social Policy (CONPES) in policy-making and policy analysis. It also outlines the role of policy analysis in all the stages of the policy cycle, namely planning, budgeting, execution, monitoring and evaluation. The chapter presents the efforts of the government to develop comprehensive tools to produce useful information for policy decision making. It looks at the institutional restrictions, political factors or lack of incentives in the use of information that constrain the capacity of policy analysis by the central government.

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. List of figures and tables ix
  4. List of abbreviations xi
  5. Notes on contributors xiv
  6. Editors’ introduction to the series xxii
  7. Policy analysis in Colombia: an introduction 1
  8. Policy analysis in contemporary Colombia
  9. The policy analysis movement in Colombia: the state of the art 11
  10. Evolution of policy analysis as a field of study and instruction in Colombia 31
  11. Policy analysis, bureaucratic capacity and public administration reforms in Colombia 47
  12. Policy analysis within national and subnational governments
  13. Policy analysis inside central government in Colombia 65
  14. Policy analysis and the legislature in Colombia 81
  15. Policy analysis in the Colombian Constitutional Court 99
  16. Metropolitan governance and policy analysis in Colombia 113
  17. Policy analysis for decision making in Colombian local governments 135
  18. Policy analysis in key policy domains
  19. Policy analysis in the education sector in Colombia 153
  20. Policy analysis in the health sector in Colombia 169
  21. Policy analysis and decision making in the military forces: the Havana experience 187
  22. Technocracy, decision making and economic policy in Colombia 203
  23. Social policy, target populations and policy analysis in Colombia 223
  24. Policy analysis beyond the state
  25. Political parties and policy analysis in Colombia 241
  26. Policy analysis and NGOs in Colombia 257
  27. Media, evidence and policy analysis in Colombia 271
  28. Conclusion: Building capacity for policy analysis amid tensions and challenges in Colombia 287
  29. Index 295
https://doi.org/10.56687/9781447347729-009

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. List of figures and tables ix
  4. List of abbreviations xi
  5. Notes on contributors xiv
  6. Editors’ introduction to the series xxii
  7. Policy analysis in Colombia: an introduction 1
  8. Policy analysis in contemporary Colombia
  9. The policy analysis movement in Colombia: the state of the art 11
  10. Evolution of policy analysis as a field of study and instruction in Colombia 31
  11. Policy analysis, bureaucratic capacity and public administration reforms in Colombia 47
  12. Policy analysis within national and subnational governments
  13. Policy analysis inside central government in Colombia 65
  14. Policy analysis and the legislature in Colombia 81
  15. Policy analysis in the Colombian Constitutional Court 99
  16. Metropolitan governance and policy analysis in Colombia 113
  17. Policy analysis for decision making in Colombian local governments 135
  18. Policy analysis in key policy domains
  19. Policy analysis in the education sector in Colombia 153
  20. Policy analysis in the health sector in Colombia 169
  21. Policy analysis and decision making in the military forces: the Havana experience 187
  22. Technocracy, decision making and economic policy in Colombia 203
  23. Social policy, target populations and policy analysis in Colombia 223
  24. Policy analysis beyond the state
  25. Political parties and policy analysis in Colombia 241
  26. Policy analysis and NGOs in Colombia 257
  27. Media, evidence and policy analysis in Colombia 271
  28. Conclusion: Building capacity for policy analysis amid tensions and challenges in Colombia 287
  29. Index 295
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