Participatory country assistance strategy in Colombia : a case study
Arboleda, Jairo
Civil organizations in Colombia have a long tradition of involvement in public affairs, an involvement influenced by state, church, and business organizations, and indeed, under the auspices of liberal governments during the 1920s, and 1930s, large-scale social movements emerged to promote the agrarian, labor union, and popular interests of large segments of the population. However, and despite the diversity of civil organizations, they show great heterogeneity in terms of organizational capacity, autonomy, resources, and access to power circles, aggravated by the fact that, as in other political, and social dimensions, the centralized tradition of the country, affects the relative influence of these organizations. All in all, it is likely that this mix of civil organizations, and the intensification of social, political, and economic conflicts, will be contributing factors in the establishment of a strong civil society in Colombia. The report reviews the Bank's participatory development, aimed at enhancing a broad cultural change through: dialogues to understand, take into account, and address stakeholders' issues as it concerns government, private interests, and, vulnerable groups likely to be affected; community participation, whose degree will be an explicit focus of country dialogue, and assistance strategies; analytical work, to prod further collaboration in policy formulation, and effective change; the promotion of a more enabling environment, including institutional reforms, to encourage technical assistance, and strengthened country mechanisms that may involve the poor, and stakeholders in development interventions.
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