Resumen

OCANA ORTIZ, Rosa Virginia  y  URDANETA, Joheni. Municipal Participation in the Formation of National Urban Transport Policy in Venezuela. Revista Venezolana de Gerencia [online]. 2005, vol.10, n.30, pp.196-210. ISSN 1315-9984.

The design and implementation of expedient public policies in the area of urban transport in Venezuela began in the late 1980s. In this, the modernization and municipalization of urban transport is contemplated. The objective of this paper is to analyze the intervention of local leadership in the design and implementation of urban transport policy in Venezuelan cities. The methodology utilized was analysis of documentary information, and semi-structured interviews of municipal and national level officials. The results indicate that policies were designed in the Ministry of Transportation and Communication, and the Ministry of Infrastructure, by groups of specialists, following the guidelines of the multi-lateral bank, without consulting the actors within the system, and in particular local municipal officials. The conclusion is that local authorities have had a limited participation in the imposition of policy, have little decision making power, and have had to follow what has been established by the national government.

Palabras clave : Public policy; urban transport; municipality; local power.