Does Successful Governance Require Heroes? The Case of Sergio Fajardo and the City of Medell铆n: a Reform Case for Instruction

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2014
Country:
Colombia
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Economic Growth
First published:
1 January 2014
Authors:
Andrews, M. and Fajardo, A.

Abstract

The city of Medell铆n, Colombia was a cauldron of violence with 185 homicides per 100,000 people in 2002. By 2006, this rate had declined to 32.5. Such successful transformation was termed the 바카라 사이트楳edell铆n miracle바카라 사이트� and credited to policies of the city바카라 사이트檚 mayor, Sergio Fajardo. Fajardo came to office in 2004 and led a series of reforms that observers call visionary. The story of Medell铆n바카라 사이트檚 revival starts before Fajardo took office, however, and involved many more people than the mayor. This abridged version of the story offers instructors a classroom case to discuss leaders and leadership in governance reform.

Citation

Andrews, M.; Fajardo, A. Does Successful Governance Require Heroes? The Case of Sergio Fajardo and the City of Medell铆n: a Reform Case for Instruction. UNU-WIDER, Helsinki, Finland (2014) 13 pp. [WIDER Working Paper No. 2014/035]

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