Economía política y narcotráfico

Obra sobre politica económica y economia politica en Colombia en el contexto de la historia del país desde los años sesenta.

CONTENIDO: Normas propias y actitudes del conflicto - La primera ley del llano - La segunda ley del llano - La ley del sur del Tolima - Actitudes llaneras ante la transición bélica - Un problema social: la niñez abandonada - En busca de la terapéutica - Estadísticas de mortalidad - El nuevo antisocial - Otras formas estructurales - Etiología de la violencia - El tratamiento aplicado a la violencia - Sugerencias para una terapéutica.

"Polemical historical study of the origins of Panamanian secession and the role played by Colombian domestic actors and the US government. The evolution of Colombian-Panamanian relations since 1903, with particular reference to the issue of the Panama Canal is also analyzed. Denounces support of Panamanian separatism and its appropriation of the Canal Zone but also criticizes the behavior of Colombian parties and administrations for generating Panamanian resentment, opening doors to foreign intervention and failing to pay adequate attention to the inter-oceanic canal issue. Interesting...

To date, the growing body of literature about Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) has focused primarily on questions of policy design. It has widely neglected the beneficiaries of policy and their lives beyond DDR programmes. The present study intends to balance this shortcoming by systematically describing the individual perspective of ex-combatants. Through a series of 62 interviews with former Colombian paramilitaries, the themes that are central to their lives are identified. The selection of the interviewees and the interview analysis draw on grounded theory. The goal of...