Download or read book Violence and Poverty in Colombia written by Ingrid Clemencia Valdiri and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Voices of the Poor in Colombia written by Jairo A. Arboleda and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 2002, 942 poor women and men from ten poor communities of Colombia discussed urgent problems facing their families and communities. This title includes proposals, developed by the communities, that they believe can bring real improvements to their lives.
Download or read book Encounters with Violence in Latin America written by Cathy McIlwaine and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latin America is both the world's most urbanized fastest developing regions, where the links between social exclusion, inequality and violence are clearly visible. The banal, ubiquitous nature of drug crime, robbery, gang and intra-family violence destabilizes countries' economies and harms their people and social structures. Encounters with Violence & Crime in Latin America explores the meaning of violence and insecurity in nine towns and cities in Columbia and Guatemala to create a framework of how and why daily violence takes place at the community level. It uses pioneering new methods of participatory urban appraisal to ask local people about their own perceptions of violence as mediated by family, gender, ethnicity and age. It develops a typology which distinguishes between the political, social, and economic violence that afflicts communities, and which assesses the costs of consequences of violence in terms of community cohesion and social capital. This gives voice to those whose daily lives and dominated by widespread aggression, and provides important new insights for researchers and policy-makers.
Download or read book Colombia written by Andrés Solimano and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Global Economic Prospects and the Developing Countries 2001 discusses three issues that are central to the challenges facing developing countries as they participate in the global trading system: * Many developing countries, particularly some of the poorest ones, have had little success sharing in the expansion of global trade, because of both protectionist policies and inappropriate macroeconomic and trade policies. * In trade negotiations, the global economy faces the critical governance issue of adequate standards for health and safety, labor practices, environmental protection, and intellectual property rights. It will be equally important to ensure that the standards are appropriate and nondiscriminatory, that developing countries participate fully in their formulation, and that compliance is monitored. * The influence of technological innovations and what electronic commerce means for trade and production in developing economies. Global Economic Prospects offers an in-depth analysis of the economic prospects of developing economies as they enter the new millennium. It examines growth and prospects for poverty reduction in the developing world and considers economic output, trade, and financial developments in industrial economies. This edition also includes detailed statistical tables and an analysis of development for each developing country region.
Download or read book Urban Poor Perceptions of Violence and Exclusion in Colombia written by Caroline O. N. Moser and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crisis in Columbia represents a challenge to the economy, the institutions and the values of its society. Columbia remains plagued by violence despite sustained improvements in its social and economic indicators. The perception of this violence by people living in poor communities is the subject of this report. Local communities identified the pervasive nature of political violence, the problem of displaced persons, and the lack of employment that leads to drug use, crime and violence. Suggested approaches were to create job opportunities; attack the problem of drug use; reduce society's tolerance for intrahousehold violence; rebuild trust in the police and judicial system; strengthen community-based organisations, particularly those run by women; target interventions at young people.
Download or read book Growth Inequality and Poverty written by Alexander Cotte Poveda and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research paper performs a review of the most recent literature about the topic of economic growth, inequality, poverty and violence in Colombia. The survey explores some of the characteristics, connexions and realities that have been documented in the existing literature on the incidence that those variables may have on violence dynamics. Based on observed trends for the last 50 years, a geo-referenced exercise is performed on the different effects that poverty, the geographical localisation of violent groups, and the production of illegal crops may exert on the high levels of violence experienced by some regions in the country. An empirical examination of the effects that productive factors, violence and inequality may have on economic growth is also presented. Evidence for the hypothesis that the prevailing socioeconomic characteristics of every region have affected the pace of economic growth is found. Therefore, it is proven that productive factors and violence affect the country's economic growth.
Download or read book Violence Poverty Inequality and Economic Growth in Colombi written by Alexander Cotte Poveda and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, performs a review of the most recent literature about the topic of economic growth, inequality, poverty and violence in Colombia. The book explores some of the characteristics, connexion and realities that have been documented in the existing literature on the incidence that those variables may have on dynamic violence. The author concentrates on the different effects that poverty, the geographical localisation of violent groups, and the production of illegal crops may exert on the high levels of violence experienced by some regions in the country. The book combines methods and applications recent.
Download or read book Colombia written by Weltbank and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report appraises the impact of economic development, or lack thereof, on the welfare of the Colombian population, and the poor in particular, over the last two decades, and, identifies priority areas for public policy action, vis-e-vis the most vulnerable groups. The welfare assessment covers three key areas - income, access to social services, and personal security, while it also compares welfare indicators between urban, and rural areas, and across other regional partitions. Questions are raised on the depths of poverty, and, on the Government's responsiveness to the incidence of poverty. Findings suggest that despite substantial long-term progress, a recent setback fostered an extreme urban poverty, and, although during the period social indicators reflect positive social development trends, homicide and domestic violence for the poor, and property crime for the non-poor have escalated to unprecedented rates, where the burden of crime is disproportionately borne by poor women. This violence disrupts the market economy, imposing a considerable psychological cost on those who are not directly victimized as well. Government actions nonetheless, show huge public expenditure efforts in social sectors, but with mixed results; therefore, the study addresses the imperative need for high economic growth to reverse poverty, through social programs prioritizing on childcare, health, and basic infrastructure. Likewise, an environment of increasing economic insecurity calls for valuable policy instruments, namely, safety-net programs, to enhance social protection.
Download or read book Generation Under Fire written by Robin Kirk and published by Human Rights Watch. This book was released on 1994 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Colombia written by Weltbank and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report appraises the impact of economic development, or lack thereof, on the welfare of the Colombian population, and the poor in particular, over the last two decades, and, identifies priority areas for public policy action, vis-e-vis the most vulnerable groups. The welfare assessment covers three key areas - income, access to social services, and personal security, while it also compares welfare indicators between urban, and rural areas, and across other regional partitions. Questions are raised on the depths of poverty, and, on the Government's responsiveness to the incidence of poverty. Findings suggest that despite substantial long-term progress, a recent setback fostered an extreme urban poverty, and, although during the period social indicators reflect positive social development trends, homicide and domestic violence for the poor, and property crime for the non-poor have escalated to unprecedented rates, where the burden of crime is disproportionately borne by poor women. This violence disrupts the market economy, imposing a considerable psychological cost on those who are not directly victimized as well. Government actions nonetheless, show huge public expenditure efforts in social sectors, but with mixed results; therefore, the study addresses the imperative need for high economic growth to reverse poverty, through social programs prioritizing on childcare, health, and basic infrastructure. Likewise, an environment of increasing economic insecurity calls for valuable policy instruments, namely, safety-net programs, to enhance social protection.
Download or read book Poverty Armed Conflict and Human Rights written by Alexander Cotte Poveda and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work analyses the influence of economic variables, poverty and armed conflict on violence in Colombia. For this purpose, a time series method is used to analyse economic and social data through which different long-term coefficients are estimated in order to determine the effects of these variables on violence in Colombia from 1950 to 2006. Socioeconomic characteristics, poverty and variables associated with armed conflict affect the dynamics of violence, and moreover, there are various political variables that have a notable influence upon the determinants of violence in Colombia. More precisely, variables associated with a lack of state presence in some regions and educational aspects are determinant factors that influence the incidence of violence in the country.
Download or read book Political Murder and Reform in Colombia written by Juan E. Méndez and published by Human Rights Watch. This book was released on 1992 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents.
Download or read book Reterritorializing the Spaces of Violence in Colombia written by Constanza López López Baquero and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-02-05 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines how violence and resilience is experienced in urban spaces, and explores the history of a variety of people told from the perspective of the margins. Reterritorializing the Spaces of Violence in Colombia provides critical and empirical examples of individuals and groups who believe in their collective power, reject war and violence, and manifest their resistance through art and activism in ways that rethread the social fabric. This book is the result of extensive fieldwork conducted over ten years in Medellín and Bogotá and it brings into focus the ways that hip hop, poetry, urban art, and the creation of communities and shared experiences bring about new ways to dignify life and inhabit the city. It analyses the contemporary history of Colombia by drawing on the critical perspectives and tools of various disciplines. It also puts into dialogue the diverse and innovative scholarship from the North and the South that addresses inequality, violence, trauma and resilience. Most importantly, it focuses on the challenges that women and young people face today in situations of conflict and post-conflict. This book will be of interest for researchers and students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as readers interested in issues of human rights and the history of the Americas.
Download or read book Armed Conflict and Development Economics in Colombia written by Alexander Cotte Poveda and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, contributes of original form to analysis the influence of economic variables, poverty and armed conflict on violence in Colombia. The book explores with different approaches the Colombian violence using empirical analysis and socio-economic data. The author concentrates in the effects of socio-economic characteristics, poverty, inequality and variables associated with armed conflict affect the dynamics of violence in Colombia. The book combines different methods, empirical evidence and application of recent violence models.
Download or read book Violence in Colombia written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colombia, one of South Americas oldest, middle-income democracies, has developed rapidly despite a fifty year "simmering" civil war and increasing levels of urban and rural crime and violence. In the past decade, however, the scale and intensity of violence has changed from a marginal conflict to generalized violence that now dominates the daily lives of most citizens. As remote guerilla activity has turned into country-wide "war," bringing in paramilitary groups, drug cartels, and other social actors, so too the causes of violence have changed. These have included both external events such as the collapse of the Cold War, as well as internal changes relating to economic liberalization, coal and oil developments and the impact of the global trade in illicit narcotics. Violence in Colombia is highly complex not only because of the different categories, but also due to its multiple causes. This paper combines disparate existing theories to develop an integrated framework that identifies four different levels of causality: structural, institutional, interpersonal, and individual. It recognizes the mutually reinforcing role played by factors at different levels of causality. Underlying the causes of violence in Colombia is minimal state presence in many parts of the country, widespread corruption and impunity, high levels of societal acceptance of violence, and a regionally fragmented country.
Download or read book Extreme Poverty Among Venezuelan Refugees in Colombia Exploring Media Perspectives written by Alfredo Lopez and published by . This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2020 in the subject Sociology - Individual, Groups, Society, grade: B, Massey University, New Zealand, course: Master of International Development, language: English, abstract: This research report focuses on exploring how the media describes the level of poverty among Venezuelan refugees in Colombia. Very little research has been conducted on the poverty experienced by Venezuelan refugees in Colombia. Thus, the purpose of this research is to explore how the media (newspapers) describe the level of poverty and living conditions of Venezuelan refugees in Colombia. This study also aims to explore what the media report about the support given by Colombia to Venezuelan refugees. Furthermore, the research report investigates how the media describe the socio-economic situation of the Venezuelan refugees in Colombia and how poverty impacts their living conditions. The media analysed in this research report suggest that according to the media newly arrived Venezuelan refugees in Colombia face extreme poverty. But the media also suggest that over time these people can improve their living conditions. However, in the process of adaptation in Colombia, these refugees face the economic poverty of Colombia, unemployment, discrimination, health problems and violence experienced by Colombia for 60 years. The media describe these issues as factors that impact the living conditions of these people in Colombia.
Download or read book The Behavioral Consequences of Violence written by Andres Moya and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shocks and traumatic experiences can alter the way in which individuals behave and deplete their ability to make economic decisions. In this dissertation, I analyze how risk attitudes, hope, and expectations, which are central components of the economic decision-making process, change after the direct experience violence. I also provide psychological evidence that explains why these dimensions of behavior change. For this purpose, I bring together micro-level data from a living standards survey, a questionnaire on household victimization, and a psychological stress scale, with data from economic experiments designed to measure risk attitudes, hope, and expectations of future household mobility. I collected this data between November 2010 and June 2011 from a sample of rural households in Colombia, half of them who were victimized and forced to migrate in the past ten years. In the first chapter of this dissertation, I analyze how the shock of violence brings about higher levels of risk aversion, which are more pronounced for individuals who suffered more severe or recent episodes of violence, and are driven at the psychological level by the incidence of severe anxiety disorders. In the second chapter, I address how the severity of the exposure to violence and the incidence of severe depression and posttraumatic disorders induce a sense of hopelessness and pessimistic expectations among the displaced population. To analyze the long-run economic implications of these shifts in behavior, in the third chapter I rely on numerical methods to simulate the welfare trajectories and long-run income and consumption levels of the displaced population under different theoretical models. Overall, in this dissertation I provide evidence of a behavioral channel through which victims of civil conflicts can fall and remain trapped into poverty that had not been taken into account so far. In particular, the magnitude of the shift in behavior that I observe among the displaced population suggests that violence can thwart the economic recovery of victims and make them more vulnerable to future poverty. Higher levels of risk aversion, a sense of hopelessness, and pessimistic expectations can all discourage individuals from making the necessary investments that are required to move out of poverty, and thus be tantamount to a behavioral poverty trap.
