Abstract

MUNOZ ARAVENA, Waleska Tatiana. Public participation in Chile. The case of the Community Councils of Civil Society in the Biobío region. Espiral (Guadalaj.) [online]. 2018, vol.25, n.73, pp.203-231. ISSN 1665-0565.  https://doi.org/10.32870/espiral.v25i73.7006.

This article focuses on the implementation process of the Chilean law 20.500, ublished in 2011, in relation with the citizen participa tion in public management and, in particular, on one of the mechanisms established as mandatory for local public administrations, such as the Community Councils of Civil Society (COSOCs), specifically on the councils of the Biobío region, in Chile. In addition, this article inquiries about the opinion of relevant actors in this matter, regarding both the process and the law itself. This work concludes that there is evidence of an inconsistency between the spirit of the law and the actual attributions of the COSOCs.

Keywords : New public service; public participation; Chile; social control; Community Councils of Civil Society.

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