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Intergovernmental coordination is a key factor to achieve a homogeneous implementation in national policies. However, the bibliography of coordination argues that the horizontal coordination (among jurisdictions of the same level of government) does not occur. On the contrary, this paper asks: Which factors produces that the subnational jurisdictions decide to act together to enforce a national environmental policy? Based on comparative analysis of the formulation process of the adequation laws to the National Forest Law in Argentina, I argue that the provinces act together when there are a regularized and legitim institutional frame available and a structures of incentives that produce that the locals politicians decide formulate and enforce an environmental policy in theirs jurisdictions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Around the world, liberalization and deregulation processes have created new kinds of electrical power markets where each one has its own identity due to supply, demand, and regulation idiosyncrasies. The next step in this process is the integration of regional markets to obtain increased energy efficiency, complementariness, and energy source diversity. The Andean region is not foreign to this phenomenon and there is already interest in commencing an integration process. However, the aspects related to such a process have not been analyzed. This article is a reflection on the main trends in the evolving Andean region countries' markets; it propos- es an approach based on using influence diagrams for the results obtained from a search by means and validates the identified trends with experts. The main trends found suggest a strong possibility of international electrical power exchange, technology ownership, demand growth, changes in market regulations, and greater environmental protection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]