* Columna publicada hoy en el diario La Segunda ( si quieres ver el original, haz click aquí ).
Un lugar común de los recent years concerning the need for mechanisms of decentralization. All political sectors in all the forums, have ranted to the four winds the desire "regionalized." But is that enough?
There are certain basic premises that we must take into account when it comes to issues such as decentralization or, quite simply, a redistribution of power. The key first step is to assume that decisions, whatever they are, should be taken about those affected by them. Whether in public policy or some other political process, it is important to approach the victims and to incorporate their apprehensions, aspirations and concerns.
A second element relates to the effective control that can exercise the public about the actions of their representatives. The decisions taken centrally, without clear responsibilities for implementation or design lead to problems and obstacles such as the Transantiago. SUBDERE 2007, caught the warning light to say that 90% of decisions on public policies applied at national or regional level were taken in Santiago. Under that scenario, are we really building a correct address regionalization?
Therefore, we believe a good first step toward real decentralization it passes through the inhabitants of each region to select, understand and control the members of their regional governments. Today, those responsible for approving the regional budgets and investment projects that affect all inhabitants of the region, are elected by Council. This brings us to the question Do we know who are responsible for our money and how investing in our region?, Do we like to control the correct use of these resources? We call, therefore, to approve the project that is pending in the Senate today proposed direct election of Regional Councillors. But the road to the redistribution of power does not die in a mere election act, but this corresponds to a first step toward true representative and regional governments with high degrees of autonomy.
If we like citizen participation, then we need a courageous and resolute political class. Reforms like these involve large withdrawals of power, in order to return it to the public: these are the politicians that Chile hopes.
Un lugar común de los recent years concerning the need for mechanisms of decentralization. All political sectors in all the forums, have ranted to the four winds the desire "regionalized." But is that enough?
There are certain basic premises that we must take into account when it comes to issues such as decentralization or, quite simply, a redistribution of power. The key first step is to assume that decisions, whatever they are, should be taken about those affected by them. Whether in public policy or some other political process, it is important to approach the victims and to incorporate their apprehensions, aspirations and concerns.
A second element relates to the effective control that can exercise the public about the actions of their representatives. The decisions taken centrally, without clear responsibilities for implementation or design lead to problems and obstacles such as the Transantiago. SUBDERE 2007, caught the warning light to say that 90% of decisions on public policies applied at national or regional level were taken in Santiago. Under that scenario, are we really building a correct address regionalization?
Therefore, we believe a good first step toward real decentralization it passes through the inhabitants of each region to select, understand and control the members of their regional governments. Today, those responsible for approving the regional budgets and investment projects that affect all inhabitants of the region, are elected by Council. This brings us to the question Do we know who are responsible for our money and how investing in our region?, Do we like to control the correct use of these resources? We call, therefore, to approve the project that is pending in the Senate today proposed direct election of Regional Councillors. But the road to the redistribution of power does not die in a mere election act, but this corresponds to a first step toward true representative and regional governments with high degrees of autonomy.
If we like citizen participation, then we need a courageous and resolute political class. Reforms like these involve large withdrawals of power, in order to return it to the public: these are the politicians that Chile hopes.
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