Guns, Drugs, and Development in Colombia
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For decades, Colombia has contended with a variety of highly publicized conflicts, including the rise of paramilitary groups in response to rebel insurgencies of the 1960s, the expansion of an illegal drug industry that has permeated politics and society since the 1970s, and a faltering economy in the 1990s. An unprecedented analysis of these struggles, Guns, Drugs, and Development in Colombia brings together leading scholars from a variety of fields, blending previously unseen quantitative data with historical analysis for an impressively comprehensive assessment. Culminating in an inspiring plan for peace, based on Four Cornerstones of Pacification, this landmark work is sure to spur new calls for change in this corner of Latin America and beyond.
1 Introduction 32 Historical and geographical propensities to violence 123 Colombian economic history : regional context and Colombian policies 274 The main actors in the 1990s and into the twenty-first century : guerrillas and paramilitaries 475 Differences within Colombia and available subnational data 656 Guns and protection : guerrillas and paramilitaries 737 The effects of illegal drugs and violence on the Colombian economy 1038 Acknowledging constraints to finding comprehensive peace : the four cornerstones of pacification 132Notes 161Bibliography 167Index 189
