Of the curse of the litter institutional and restrictions: An environmental assessment waste to ex ante Norteacaucano

In the analysis of the gap between aspirations and achievements in sustainable development in Latin America, most arguments are inclined to cut orthodox economic interpretations. However, if environmental issues are considered prior to and independent of the economic paradigm shift, the reasons for the persistence and universality of these phenomena should not be sought only in such dimension. Such is the case, the solid waste disposal in northern Cauca department, where the technical efficiency of the solution around the obstacle problem with elements of ethical and cultural might be better understood from the political economy. This document presents some interpretations of the matter, addressing the problems in vogue from the idea of coordination failure arising from the inconsistency between decision mechanisms and collective action. For this reason describes the context of the problem, indicating the role of stress factors, the role of the institutions involved, the general outlines of the technical solution and the perception of the actors through the economic measurement of preference, finally concludes.