Marco Cordova's book on the modes of governance of the security of two capitals, Bogotá and Quito, highlights the great significance of this public policy when assessing the democratic quality of a country. His research allows us to contrast the method of public policy analysis in two cases as important as those mentioned; In addition, the author incorporates the complex treatment of governance processes. In the substantive debate, the relationship between the public direction of security policies and the capacity of involvement of non-institutional social actors to evaluate the effectiveness of such policies is considered--Translation of publisher's web site.
