- Institutional fragmentation
- In the THA, institutional fragmentation and sometimes institutional inertia primarily derive from a dual-level governance framework between Trinidad and Tobago, within which planning and development occur.
- Development planning within a governance framework involving two levels of government (i.e., the government of Trinidad and Tobago and the Tobago House of Assembly) presents challenges because planning decisions related to public problems often do not take place at the level of government where the problems arise.
- Relatedly, where there are two levels of government, the values that inform governance arrangements, such as legislation, regulations, policies, plans and programs at one level, often do not fit with the values that inform similar governance arrangements at the other level.
- Inevitably, challenges arise in spatial planning and development, along with other types of planning and development, such as those related to education, healthcare, and tourism, due to the lack of institutional fit (see Table 2, types of policy challenges).
