Conflict between Formal and Informal Rules in Policy Coordination: The Case of Child Homelessness in Mexico City

Several studies in Latin America show that the failure of many social policies is related to a lack of policy coordination; this article posits that it is about not only a lack or not of coordination but also how formal and informal coordination mechanisms interact and are in conflict. The article shows that the creation of a new law in Mexico City aimed at organizing existing child homelessness policies not only failed to generate coordination...