Policy Implementation Failure in the Context of the Constitutionalization of Environmental Protection in Venezuela: A Tale of Political Confrontation Between the National Government and the Regions and Localities.
Article from: OGEL 6 (2011), in Venezuela
Abstract
The Constitutionalization of Environmental Protection implies that environmental issues are elevated at the top of the pyramid of norms and located within the mainstream political agenda as a fundamental right for an adequate environment and as a general mandate to formulate environmental policy through legislation. The implementation stage is essential to effectively translate this constitutional environmental protection into action. In developing countries, however, after this process, there is no evidence of this happening. In Venezuela, this process has failed because the ...