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La crisis institucional del Estado colombiano y alternativas para su transformación

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  • Fabio Ramirez Zorro

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Colombia presenta unas características en su desarrollo económico y social atípicas enel contexto internacional. Es el país con mayor violencia crónica en el mundo, conmayor número de secuestros, de homicidios. Sin embargo, en el contexto latinoamericanosu régimen político aparentemente es uno de los más estables, su tasa de crecimientodel PIB en los últimos 30 anos solo es superada por Brasil y la estabilidad de laeconomía en términos de control de la inflación y crecimiento económico, es una de lasmás sólidas de la región. Este artículo explora estas contradicciones, analizando laprofunda crisis institucional del Estado colombiano. Para superar la crisis se analiza elpapel del Estado en la economía, las reformas estructurales al interior de los trespoderes públicos, del régimen político en su globalidad, todo lo cual se debe realizardentro de un proceso de reformas y negociación con los grupos armados.__________ABSTRACT:Colombia presents some atypical features in its economic and social developmentinside the international context. Colombia is considered as most chronically violentcountry in the world, including the highest number of homicides and kidnapping.Nevertheless its political regime is seen as one of the most stable countries in LatinAmerica. Its GDP growth rate in the last 30 years is only overcome by that one of Brazil;and the stability of its economy in terms of inflation control and economical growthhas become one of the most solid in the region. This article explores these contradictionsby analyzing the deep institutional crisis of the Colombian state. To overcomesuch a critical situation, the state role in the economy, the structural reformations inthe three public powers, and the political regime as a whole is analyzed. The resultingoutcome should be carried out inside the reformation process and negotiation with thearmed groups as well.

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  • Fabio Ramirez Zorro, 2003. "La crisis institucional del Estado colombiano y alternativas para su transformación," Apuntes del Cenes, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000152:009718
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    Keywords

    politic regime; income distribution; corruption; clientelismo; efficiency; administrative career; intervention state. privatization; régimen político; distribución del ingreso; eficiencia; carrera administrativa; intervención del Estado; privatización.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • L33 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Comparison of Public and Private Enterprise and Nonprofit Institutions; Privatization; Contracting Out

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