Estudio comparativo de los procesos de planeación en municipios de tercera a sexta categoría en Cundinamarca

Abstract

The research called, "Comparative study of planning processes in third to sixth category municipalities in Cundinamarca", whose purpose was to identify significant aspects that were taken into account to guide local development, advance the process of preparing the Municipal Development Plan and monitoring its implementation. To this end, from a methodological perspective, a Mixed Approach was used, with which "quantitative and qualitative data is collected, analyzed and linked in the same study or a series of investigations to respond to an approach", according to Creswell, cited by (Gutiérrez, 2010). In this research, the comparative analysis was undertaken, supported by the case study, as it was considered the most pertinent to identify the particularities of the processes for drawing up municipal development plans, taking into account that the selected municipalities of the Cundinamarca Department , are classified in categories 3 to 6, which marks differences in terms of autonomy, resource management, and the quality and quantity of officials who support these processes. The information was collected through in-depth interviews with the planning managers or officials participating in the preparation and implementation of the municipal development plan.