i

Call V23_N45 (December 2025, I Dossier): "Change Management and Public Action: Factors, Actors and Context of the Successful Implementation of Public Policy Instruments". Deadline for receipt of manuscripts: June 13, 2025.

Call V23_N45 (December 2025, II Dossier): "State, Government and Public Management under the presidency of Gabriel Boric: a balance". Deadline for receipt of manuscripts: July 1, 2025.

Open call to apply topics and lead dossier temáticos_N° 46 and 47 year 2026: Those who are interested or have doubts/queries can write or send their application to the reggp@gobierno.uchile.cl email  with a maximum of 1000 words. We are waiting for you!

Open call  for submissions of the Journal of State, Government and Public Management, opens the reception of free research manuscripts, they only have to indicate in their submission that they apply for this section.

Visit our website of the Faculty of Government of the University of Chile and keep up to date with our activities and news.

 

Institutional capacity and constraints for inter-municipal associativism. Micro-regions an the adaptive response for municipalities in the region of Nuevo Cuyo, Argentina

Authors

  • Enzo Competa Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales

Abstract

The paper offers an exploratory analysis of the capacities and institutional deficits of local governments in the region of Nuevo Cuyo. We will focus on the way that associated municipalities manage policies, programs and micro-regional projects. The accent will be put on the organization the management of procedures, and more particularly, the legal institutional framework. We shall consider restrictions on institutional capacity to hinder or impede the implementation of partnership projects. We will therefore determine the degree of autonomy actually held by municipalities and associations of municipal agencies in Argentina.    

Keywords:

Micro-regions, Municipalities, Associations.