Guns, drugs, and development in Colombia /
Varying form of title: | Guns, drugs & development in Colombia. |
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Other Authors / Creators: | Amin Gutiérrez de Piñeres, Sheila. Curtin, Kevin M., 1967- |
Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Imprint: | Austin : University of Texas Press, [2008] |
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Online Access: | Publisher description Table of contents only |
Summary: | 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. |
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Physical Description: | xiv, 192 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-187) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780292718715 0292718713 |
Author Notes: | Sheila Amin Gutierrez De Pineres is Professor of Economics and Political Economy, and Associate Provost at the University of Texas at Dallas. Kevin M. Curtin is Associate Professor of Geography at George Mason University in Virginia. |