Social Participation and Decision Making in Municipal Councils of Rural Sustainable Development of the Highlands of Chiapas

The municipal councils of rural sustainable development of the Highlands of Chiapas that arise from the Federal Law of Rural Sustainable Development, are analyzed in their constitution & operation process. This analysis makes emphasis in two variables that characterize these processes: participa...

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Published in:Gestión y política pública 2005-01, Vol.14 (2), p.341-402
Main Authors: Cartagena Ticona, Ruth Pamela, Parra Vazquez, Manuel Roberto, Burguete Cal, Araceli, Lopez Meza, Antonio
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Chiapas
Decentralization
Decision Making
Governance
Localism
Rural Development
Social Participation
Sustainable Development
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Summary:The municipal councils of rural sustainable development of the Highlands of Chiapas that arise from the Federal Law of Rural Sustainable Development, are analyzed in their constitution & operation process. This analysis makes emphasis in two variables that characterize these processes: participation & decision-making. The inefficient levels of participation in the social actors result from the political culture generated by an incipient process of decentralization & the link between government & society based on centralism, local despotism & corporative interchanges. These municipal councils are located in four political scenarios with different possibilities of governance, evaluated by a set of indicators. This work proposes alternatives to improve social participation in decentralized atmospheres & thus to arrive to a democratic governance as indispensable factor to achieve sustainable rural development. 6 Figures, 3 Appendixes, 41 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1405-1079