Los alcaldes mayores y la gestión de Bogotá, 1961-2000.

During the past decade, the political culture of Bogota's citizens has undergone a major transformation. Whilst during decades the inhabitants of the Colombian capital could barely hope to be taken into account by the city's mayors in their administration, today most citizens will expect to see the effect of their vote and at least some of their aspirations in the actions of the head of the local government. In this article we review the work of the city's mayors in the four decades between 1961 and 2000. Our aim is to reflect on the main factors that helped shape the administration of the 21 mayors who held office during that period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]