Efficacy of Environmental Air Law in Argentina

Abstract

The present work describes the outcomes in qualitative research dealing with effectiveness of aeronautical environmental law. The research is based on interviews held with high-level key informants from the aeronautical authorities in Argentina. To operationalize one of the two specific objectives, the author of this paper used INECE indicators that measure the effectiveness of environmental law. Based on findings gathered in previous research, we proceeded to adapt the original matrix developed by INECE by adding some key questions in order to adapt the questionnaire to the peculiarities of the country under scrutiny. The findings arising from these interviews confirm those obtained in previous research on the (in)efficacy of environmental law in the same country. Such inefficiency is explained, for example, because of the lack of qualified technical personnel, the strong endogamous behavior on the part of the political parties that access the government, the lack of institutionalization of networking, the de-hierarchization of regulations and the lack of appropriate equipment to make environmental measurements, just mention a few factors.