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Political Institutions and Policy Outcomes in Colombia : the Effects of the 1991 Constitution

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  • Mauricio Cárdenas
  • Roberto Junguito B.
  • Mónica Pachón B.

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La Constitución de 1991 aumentó la injerencia del Congreso y la Corte Constitucional en el proceso político y redujo los poderes del ejecutivo, fortaleciendo así el sistema de pesos y contrapesos. A pesar de que ahora el sistema es más representativo, el mayor número de jugadores aumentó los costos políticos de transacción, lo que hace más difícil la cooperación entre ellos. Esto ha sido particularmente cierto en la política fiscal, donde un Congreso más fragmentado y dividido ha resultado en un mayor uso de inflexibilidades. En otras áreas de política, como la monetaria y la regulación de los servicios públicos, las políticas se han caracterizado por una mayor adaptabilidad.

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  • Mauricio Cárdenas & Roberto Junguito B. & Mónica Pachón B., 2006. "Political Institutions and Policy Outcomes in Colombia : the Effects of the 1991 Constitution," Coyuntura Económica, Fedesarrollo, June.
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    Keywords

    Instituciones Políticas; Economía Política; Informes de Investigación; Políticas Públicas; Procesos políticos; Constitución política; Partidos políticos; Participación política; Presidentes; Colombia;
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    JEL classification:

    • E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
    • E65 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Studies of Particular Policy Episodes
    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government

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