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Costos de la violencia urbana y pol�ticas p�blicas: algunas lecciones de Medell�n

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  • Carlos Medina
  • Christian Posso
  • Jorge Andr�s Tamayo

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Este art�culo describe la evoluci�n y los principales determinantes de los homicidios en Medell�n en los �ltimos 30 a�os, destacando el papel del narcotr�fico en la financiaci�n del crimen organizado presente en Medell�n y otras ciudades del pa�s y Am�rica Latina. Se enumeran y cuantifican varios de los principales costos sociales del crimen, enfatizando los costos sociales asociados a la vida diaria de los j�venes de los barrios en conflicto, que en Medell�n podr�an abarcar a m�s de la mitad de la poblaci�n, y los costos en dimensiones m�s amplias como la satisfacci�n con la vida. Se resaltan los efectos perdurables sobre la tasa de homicidios de la ciudad que tuvo el proceso de desmovilizaci�n de paramilitares, a pesar de la r�pida capacidad que tiene el crimen organizado de reinventarse y reactivarse. La reevaluaci�n de una intervenci�n militar masiva orientada a erradicar grupos delincuenciales de una zona de la ciudad, denominada Operaci�n Ori�n, revela que la misma solamente habr�a disminuido la tasa de homicidios en el corto plazo. No obstante los altos costos que gran parte de la ciudadan�a paga por cuenta del conflicto, se describe la falta de sensibilizaci�n a la ciudadan�a por parte de los hacedores de pol�tica, y las consecuencias que esta situaci�n implica en la construcci�n de consensos en torno al salto en intervenciones que se requiere dar para enfrentar la situaci�n.

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  • Carlos Medina & Christian Posso & Jorge Andr�s Tamayo, 2011. "Costos de la violencia urbana y pol�ticas p�blicas: algunas lecciones de Medell�n," Borradores de Economia 9076, Banco de la Republica.
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    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
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