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The international utilization of the evaluation of programs is limited, in Mexico too. The objective of this paper is to analyze the recommendations made by the evaluation of federal programs in Mexico during 2007-2017, their commitments and the actual fulfilment of them; to review possible explanations and to make suggestions, in the case of National System of Researchers. The methodology used is based on the analysis of documental information and interviews. The results present recommendations that were not transformed into institutional commitments and recurrent issues that have not been fully resolved, particularly, the difficulty to undertake high impact evaluations. It concludes the need to make changes in the organizations of evaluation that favor the analyzed use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A key part of the Mexican economy are the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) because they represent a great part of the industrial universe in the country, they are more than 90% of the total companies. Their contribution is remarkable, in the labor and economic aspects, for this reason their progress contribute to the wellness of the people. One of the main tools of the State to improve continuously the productive conditions is the planning and implementation of public policies that strengthen and develop the key aspects of MSMEs. Through these policies there are presented economic support programs that can focus on different aspects and needs they have. The objective of this paper is to analyze if the financial reforms that were carried out in Mexico during 2014 have facilitated the access to credit and the financing of MSMEs. The methodology that was used to elaborate this study was through a multivariate analysis by two methods: a) hierarchical methods (dendogram) and multidimensional scaling techniques (MDS), ten variables were applied to all the entities of The Mexican Republic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The role of Civil Society Organizations and its possible contribution in the building of a new institutionally is the central issue in this paper. The purpose of this new institutions and organizations is to allow the CSO participation in the public policies process. The CSO have been considered non-guvernamental' actors which could improve the policies process joining government agencies. The special knowledges and know- how of these organization in some social issues and participation's methodologies, the relationship than they have with people and its credibility are characteristic to explore. The new institutionalism and the review of classic author are some of the possible perspectives which could be useful in this construction of new institutions and organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today is well known the presence of civil society organizations in the public arena in particular their participation around public policies. However, this has not happened in parallel, or at the same level, of the analysis and reflection around the concrete implications of their intervention on promoting public policies, and, eventually, looking if they have offer something to the redefinition of public affairs. These are the main aspects this paper analysis related with the social policy field and more specifically, as an example, taking the recent experience of Mexico City and other Latin American experiences [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]