This concluding chapter examines the evolution of metropolitan governance in Latin America, particularly how this issue has gained prominence with the rise of competitive democratic elections and divided governments. The chapter offers insights into the dynamic and evolving nature of formal and informal institutions, structures, and practices that aim to address the “metropolitan problem.” The chapter proposes that metropolitan governance is a dynamic and evolving set of formal and informal institutions designed to address this problem by encouraging actors to assess the benefits, costs, and risks of interjurisdictional collaborations. The chapter also recommends a fundamental change in how metropolitan issues are studied by concentrating on how a jurisdiction’s authority can be “expanded or contracted” in terms of its functions, problems, or geographic scope. This shift can enhance our understanding of how actors evaluate the costs, benefits, and risks of interjurisdictional collaborations. This shift can also be instrumental in developing a research agenda for metropolitan governance, emphasizing how the legitimacy of the metropolitan perspective in tackling urban issues is influenced by factors such as local power dynamics, policy entrepreneurs, social inequality, public narratives, and sectoral crises, among other local phenomena.