Policy Analysis in Colombia (International Library of Policy Analysis Book 15)

This book is an innovative and systematic overview of policy analysis in Colombia and an instructive view of how it might help studies elsewhere. It casts new light on Colombia in a systematic overview of policy analysis for an international audience. Examining the historical development and current status of policy analysis as a field of study and in practice, the book considers public policy analysis in government and the judiciary, and across domains including health, education and the military. Chapters delve into Colombia's notable success in economic regeneration, the management of cultural diversity and the resolution of long-term internal armed conflict. Not just an important summation of policy analysis in Colombia, the book also provides insights and lessons applicable elsewhere. Front Cover Half-title Series information Policy Analysis in Colombia Copyright information Dedication Table of contents List of figures and tables List of abbreviations Notes on contributors Editors’ introduction to the series Policy analysis in Colombia: an introduction A primer on the Colombian context Organization of the book References Part One Policy analysis in contemporary Colombia One The policy analysis movement in Colombia: the state of the art Introduction Key milestones The beginning of local capacity Policy capacity and nation construction Crisis of the state and the diffusion of policy ideas A new framework for institutional capacity and New Public Management The adoption of concepts and the generation of local knowledge about policy The state of the art: a more complex and rich setting for policy analysis Conclusion Notes References Two Evolution of policy analysis as a field of study and instruction in Colombia Introduction The Colombian higher education context Precursors to public policy education in Colombia Public policy degrees in Colombia Undergraduate education in public policy Graduate specializations or certificates Master’s degrees in public policy, public administration and management Doctoral education in public policy Conclusion References Three Policy analysis, bureaucratic capacity and public administration reforms in Colombia Introduction Management reforms in Colombian public administration since 1991 The rearrangement of organizational structures and administrative procedures Strategies for an efficient, flexible and high-quality civil service Results-based management Capacity as a condition for the implementation of public administration reforms An exploration of islands of excellence in Colombia Institutional designs Human resources Financial resources External relationships Organizational climate Leadership Autonomy Conclusion Notes References Part Two Policy analysis within national and subnational governments Four Policy analysis inside central government in Colombia Introduction Key political actors The President Constitutional powers to legislate Non-legislative powers Sectoral line ministries Administrative departments National Planning Department (DNP) Administrative Department of the Presidency (DAPRE) National Council for Economic and Social Policy (CONPES) The policy-making process and the role of policy analysis Planning and prioritizing Budgeting The execution stage Monitoring and evaluation of public policy The political economy of the policy-making process Conclusion Notes References Five Policy analysis and the legislature in Colombia Introduction The 1991 Constitution and its impact on the political regime Dealing with a fragmented political party system The key actors in the law-making process The law-making process: an aggregate overview Exceptional times, exceptional law-making processes? The peace process legislative disagreement Overcoming congressional gridlock: the electoral success/legislative failure of the consulta anticorrupción Conclusion Notes References Six Policy analysis in the Colombian Constitutional Court Introduction The institutional instruments of the CCC Public policy analysis in the CCC: the toolbox Problem structuring Forecasting expected outcomes and prescribing preferred policies Monitoring and evaluation Illustrating the CCC’s policy analysis: public health and the illicit drugs issue in Colombia’s peace agreement Analysis of public health policies Drugs policy in the peace agreement Conclusion Notes References Seven Metropolitan governance and policy analysis in Colombia Introduction Characterization of Colombian metropolitan regions and the problematic evolution of their forms of governance Characterization of metropolitan governance in Colombia: limited success and extensive failure Where has metropolitan analysis been missed in Colombia? The case of Bogotá Where has metropolitan policy analysis worked in Colombia? The case of Medellín The origins of metropolitan policy analysis in Colombia The rise of the municipality and the downgrading of metropolitan policy analysis Conclusion Notes References Eight Policy analysis for decision making in Colombian local governments Introduction Local government effectiveness through policy analysis and performance management Using policy analysis at the subnational level: who and when Who? When? Policy analysis and PMDs in Colombia Inputs for PMD formulation Challenges for PMD formulation Challenges for PMD disaggregation and implementation PMD evaluation and integration Discussion Conclusion Notes References Part Three Policy analysis in key policy domains Nine Policy analysis in the education sector in Colombia Introduction Education policy in Colombia and the context of teachers’ reform The problem The new teachers’ statute: policy formulation and implementation milestones Policy formulation: dynamic tension between technical and political solutions Implementation The (absent) role of policy evaluation Conclusion Note References Ten Policy analysis in the health sector in Colombia Introduction The role of the Ministry of Health and other national-level institutions in setting the agenda of the health sector Case study: the case of MIPRES The gap in the development of technical capacity between national and local-level health sector agencies The disconnection between agenda setting and the implementation of public health interventions Case study: the Health Situation Analysis Outsiders play a role in policy design at the central level Two examples of evolving national-level agencies Opportunities and bottlenecks for policy analysis in Colombia An opportunity for policy analysis: data sources for monitoring and evaluation of policy Bottlenecks for policy analysis in health sector institutions Discussion Conclusion Notes References Eleven Policy analysis and decision making in the military forces: the Havana experience Introduction The role of the military forces in peace processes The peace process: the end of the conflict Configuration, operation of COET and the technical sub-commission Results of agreements, discussions and sub-commission inputs Local zones and spaces for the political, economic and social reincorporation of demobilized combatants Laying down weapons Decision making and the end of the conflict Conclusion References Twelve Technocracy, decision making and economic policy in Colombia Introduction The Colombian economic technocracy Debt crisis: placing decisions in the hands of a group of experts (1982–86) Institutional change and a new economic development model (1991) Response to the economic downturn of 1999 The oil and mining bonanza in the 21st century: political economy in turbulent times Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes References Thirteen Social policy, target populations and policy analysis in Colombia Introduction The enlargement of the Colombian state through basic welfare policies The expansion of policy targeting after the 1990s The lack of impact on income redistribution of social policies A focus on pensions: zooming in on the problem of policy truncation The lack of political representation: a path to understanding truncated policies Conclusion Notes References Part Four Policy analysis beyond the state Fourteen Political parties and policy analysis in Colombia Introduction Policy analysis for political parties: what for? The Colombian party system in historical perspective The historical background New political parties for the new century Policy analysis by and for 21st-century Colombian political parties Conclusion References Fifteen Policy analysis and NGOs in Colombia Introduction Defining the third sector in Colombia The evolution of the third sector in Colombia Third sector in the 2000s to present NGOs in policy analysis: institutional spaces in Colombia NGOs in policy analysis: CCONG CCONG and post-agreement The SDGs and organized civil society Conclusion Notes References Sixteen Media, evidence and policy analysis in Colombia Introduction Sources of evidence and public policy analysis Government Think tanks Universities The media and its restrictions Three cases Glyphosate Asbestos Taxes on sugary soft drinks Comparing the three cases Conclusion Notes References Conclusion: Building capacity for policy analysis amid tensions and challenges in Colombia Evolution and consolidation of policy analysis in Colombia Policy analysis within national and subnational governments Policy analysis in key policy domains Policy analysis beyond the state Final remarks Index Back Cover Leading Colombian academics and experienced policy practitioners cast new light on their country in this systematic overview of policy analysis for an international audience. Examining the historical development and current status of policy analysis as a field of study and in practice, it considers public policy analysis in government and the judiciary, and across domains including health, education and the military. Contributors also delve into Colombia's notable success in economic regeneration, the management of cultural diversity and the resolution of long-term internal armed conflict. Not just an important summation of policy analysis in Colombia, this book also provides insights and lessons applicable elsewhere.|Leading Colombian academics and experienced policy practitioners cast new light on their country in this systematic overview of policy analysis for an international audience. Examining the historical development and current status of policy analysis as a field of study and in practice, it considers public policy analysis in government and the judiciary, and across domains including health, education and the military. Contributors also delve into Colombia's notable success in economic regeneration, the management of cultural diversity and the resolution of long-term internal armed conflict. Not just an important summation of policy analysis in Colombia, this book also provides insights and lessons applicable elsewhere.

Leading Colombian academics and experienced policy practitioners cast new light on their country in this systematic overview of policy analysis for an international audience. Examining the historical development and current status of policy analysis as a field of study and in practice, it considers public policy analysis in government and the judiciary, and across domains including health, education and the military. Contributors also delve into Colombia's notable success in economic regeneration, the management of cultural diversity and the resolution of long-term internal armed conflict. Not just an important summation of policy analysis in Colombia, this book also provides insights and lessons applicable elsewhere.