E-raamat: Policy Analysis in Colombia

This book aims to provide the first comprehensive overview of the state of policy analysis in Colombia for an international audience. The book will first provide a historical examination of the evolution of policy analysis in Colombia, followed by an in-depth review of the context, constraints, and dominant modes of policy analysis performed by governmental and non-governmental actors.

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.

An innovative and systematic overview of policy analysis in Colombia and an instructive view of how it might help studies elsewhere. Leading academics assess central and local policy in fields including health, education and the military, and explore their role in Colombia’s economic development, resolution of internal conflict and other successes.