Effects of the decennial plans of culture on the promotion and projection of municipal communities. The case of Piedecuesta (Colombia)

Abstract

Culture is a sector of the public function arranged as a field of investment and social interest by the Political Constitution of Colombia, the existence of a Culture Law since 1997 and the promotion of national, regional and local policies and programs by the Ministry of Culture. as superior instance of Colombian cultural governance. The results of a completed research project, based on a descriptive qualitative methodology, show that the municipal councils of culture and the decennial plans of culture in Colombia have been conceived by the 1997 Law as the most effective strategy for planning public policies, organize investments, impacts and results of creations and cultures management, and in the case of the city of Piedecuesta, in the best alternative to ensure participatory democracy in decision-making and appropriation of cultural products fostered, financed or stimulated with public revenues.