Análisis de la implementación de la política pública de envejecimiento y vejez en Sogamoso-Boyacá, en el periodo (2018-2023)

Abstract

The implementation of the Public Policy on Aging and Old Age in Sogamoso during the 2018–2023 period represents a crucial setting for understanding how local institutions, citizens, and the rules that shape collective action interact in practice. This article examines that process using Elinor Ostrom’s Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework, considering the advances, limitations, and institutional dynamics that have influenced the operationalization of this policy at the municipal level. The study employed a qualitative approach based on an extensive review of municipal agreements, management reports, DANE data, and sectoral documents, complemented by semi-structured interviews with institutional actors and program beneficiaries. The methodological strategy focused on analyzing the “action situations” defined within the policy particularly those related to resource allocation, service provision, citizen participation, and institutional co-responsibility to identify how formal and informal rules operate in shaping implementation. The findings reveal an institutional structure that has enabled significant progress in program coverage and service delivery, yet continues to face tensions stemming from budget constraints, reliance on the “Estampilla Pro-Adulto Mayor” levy, and weaknesses in coordination mechanisms. The analysis also shows that interactions between citizens and institutions are characterized by participation practices that tend to be more reactive than deliberative, limiting the policy’s transformative potential. In conclusion, the implementation process demonstrates notable advances but also persistent structural challenges that require regulatory adjustments, greater financial sustainability, and strengthened local capacities to consolidate a comprehensive and sustainable model of care for older adults in the municipality.