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Development Agencies and Local Governments—Coexistence within the Same Territory

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  • Mirtha Silvana Garat de Marin

    (Department of Extension, Universidade Internacional do Cuanza, Cuito P.O. Box 841, Angola
    Department of Projects, Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Arecibo, PR 00613, USA)

  • Emmanuel Soriano Flores

    (Department of Projects, Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Campeche 24560, Mexico
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain)

  • Carmen Lili Rodríguez Velasco

    (Department of Projects, Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Campeche 24560, Mexico
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain
    Fundación Universitaria Internacional de Colombia, Bogotá 111311, Colombia)

  • Eduardo Silva Alvarado

    (Department of Projects, Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Campeche 24560, Mexico
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain)

  • Ruben Calderon Iglesias

    (Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain)

  • Roberto Marcelo Álvarez

    (Department of Projects, Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Arecibo, PR 00613, USA
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain)

  • Santos Gracia Villar

    (Department of Extension, Universidade Internacional do Cuanza, Cuito P.O. Box 841, Angola
    Department of Projects, Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Campeche 24560, Mexico
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain)

Abstract

This article proposes a discussion on the form of coexistence of local Development Agencies in Uruguay, with local governments in the face of the new scenarios marked by the decentralization process, initiated in the country with the Constitutional Reform of 1996 and culminating in February 2009, with the Law of Political Decentralization and Citizen Participation. The discussion applies in particular to the local development agency of the city of Rivera (ADR), located in the northeast of the country. A descriptive, mixed, bibliographic, documentary investigation was carried out with primary data collection to internal and external references to ADR. The results show that the coexistence of both institutions has been difficult, without defining clear roles. Promoting dialogue to define the role of each seems to be the great challenge facing the sustainability of the agency.

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  • Mirtha Silvana Garat de Marin & Emmanuel Soriano Flores & Carmen Lili Rodríguez Velasco & Eduardo Silva Alvarado & Ruben Calderon Iglesias & Roberto Marcelo Álvarez & Santos Gracia Villar, 2022. "Development Agencies and Local Governments—Coexistence within the Same Territory," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-18, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:11:y:2022:i:9:p:398-:d:904866
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