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Cultural reform in Chile: An example of polarization in public policy management

Authors

  • Norma Muñoz del Campo Universidad del Pacifico

Abstract

 

This article seeks to explain the different dynamics and issues which led to the creation of the Chilean National Council for Arts and Culture. Using the creation of a new public institution as a case study, the paper seeks to analyze the changes the project experienced during its initial stages. It is argued that public institutions currently suffer from a permanent tension between two different paradigms in the execution of public policy (cultural and global).

 

Keywords:

cognitive analysis, public policy, cultural policy.