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Mejia, Daniel; Uribe, Maria Jose; Ibanez, Ana Maria. |
This paper presents a description of the new strategy for the fight against drugs implemented in Colombia since the year 2007. The Strategic Leap Forward, as the Colombian government has called the program, or the Strategic Development Initiative, as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) calls it, is a step forward in the design of anti-drug policies that are more sustainable and effective in the mid-term. Currently, a pilot project is being implemented in the Macarena region, in the department of Meta (southeast of Bogotá), where coca crops and illicit activities were the norm just a few years ago. The Colombian State, partially financed by the United States governments and European countries, consolidates its presence in this... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Macarena; Consolidation Plan; Colombia; Anti-drug policies; Land Economics/Use; H44; H56; I38; O18. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107426 |
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Munshi, Kaivan; Rosenzweig, Mark R.. |
Parochial politics is typically associated with poor leadership and low levels of public good provision. This paper explores the possibility that community involvement in politics need not necessarily worsen governance and, indeed, can be efficiency enhancing when the context is appropriate. Complementing the new literature on the role of community networks in solving market problems, we test the hypothesis that strong traditional social institutions can discipline the leaders they put forward, successfully substituting for secular political institutions when they are ineffective. Using new data on Indian local governments at the ward level over multiple terms, and exploiting the randomized election reservation system, we find that the presence of a... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Politics; Commitment; Governance; International Development; Political Economy; H11; H44; O12. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43523 |
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