¿Hacer más verde al Estado colombiano?.

• Main Author: Manuel Rodríguez Becerra.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de los Andes 2009-04-01
• Series: Revista de Estudios Sociales
• Subjects: Environmental Policy; Environmental Institutions; Green State.
• Online Access: http://res.uniandes.edu.co/view.php/575/1.php

In Colombia, there have been two important reformist periods with regard to environmental public policies (1973-1976 and 1990-1993). In each case, after a certain degree of consolidation, they both entered into decline. This article describes and at-tempts to explain these processes. Ultimately, the Colombian case demonstrates the enormous difficulties of greening the State, a finding common in developing countries. Additionally, the article shows how each reform was accompanied by a new vision of the relationship between society and the environment. This vision, along with its corresponding policies, however, frequently entered into conflict with processes of economic development.