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La miseria en Colombia

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  • James Robinson

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Durante la mayor parte de la historia del país, la mayoría de los colombianos han vivido en pobreza absoluta y han estado atestados de violencia e inseguridad. Mi argumento es que el alcance y la persistencia de la pobreza y la violencia en Colombia son una consecuencia de las facetas extractivas de las instituciones políticas. Estas tienen dos dimensiones principales: la baja calidad de la “democracia que en realidad existe” y la naturaleza “de doble cara” del débil e inefectivo Estado colombiano. Proporciono un análisis de la lógica política que mantiene en su lugar los aspectos extractivos de estas instituciones y cómo estos interactúan como los aspectos incluyentes de las instituciones colombianas. Argumento que las instituciones colombianas lentamente se han tornado menos extractivas con el paso del tiempo, debido a los intentos de las élites por contrarrestar algunas de las contradicciones internas de la coexistencia de las instituciones extractivas e incluyentes. Esto ha resultado en disminuciones de la pobreza y violencia, así como en una modernización gradual del país. Sin embargo, las poderosas fuerzas que han hecho que Colombia siga siendo un país pobre y violento siguen funcionando y reproduciéndose. Planteo cómo podría ser la solución de estos problemas en Colombia.

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  • James Robinson, 2016. "La miseria en Colombia," Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, Universidad de los Andes,Facultad de Economía, CEDE, vol. 76, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:col:000090:014288
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    1. Juan Manuel Aristizábal & Gustavo A. García, 2021. "Regional economic growth and convergence: The role of institutions and spillover effects in Colombia," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(4), pages 1146-1161, August.
    2. Giuseppe Danese, 2017. "One man’s trash is another man’s treasure: A comparative analysis of property rights in solid waste," Working Papers de Economia (Economics Working Papers) 02, Católica Porto Business School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
    3. Wiig, Henrik & García-Reyes, Paola, 2020. "Bread or justice - Land restitution and investments in Montes de Maria, Colombia," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    4. Leopoldo Fergusson & Tatiana Hiller & Ana Maria Ibañez, 2020. "Growth and inclusion trajectories of Colombian functional territories," Sobre México. Revista de Economía, Sobre México. Temas en economía, vol. 1(1), pages 79-125.
    5. Leopoldo Fergusson & Pablo Querubin & Nelson A. Ruiz & Juan F. Vargas, 2021. "The Real Winner's Curse," American Journal of Political Science, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 65(1), pages 52-68, January.
    6. Perry Ferrell, 2019. "Titles for me but not for thee: transitional gains trap of property rights extension in Colombia," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 178(1), pages 95-114, January.

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    Keywords

    Colombia; pobreza; violencia; desigualdad; desarrollo; política;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
    • H1 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • N16 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • N46 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State

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