State building and conflict resolution in Colombia, 1986-1994 /

During their presidencies, both Virgilio Barco Vargas (1986-90) and Cesar Gaviria Trujillo (1990-94) sought to end the long-running armed disturbance by the leftist guerillas, narcotics traffickers, and paramilitary groups who were controlling many parts of Colombia. Their attempts to use peaceful m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kline, Harvey F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1999.
Temas:
Barco, Virgilio.
Gaviria Trujillo, César.
Barco, Virgilio
Gaviria Trujillo, César
Since 1974
Conflict management > Colombia.
Guerrillas > Colombia.
Paramilitary forces > Colombia.
Drug dealers > Colombia.
Human rights > Colombia.
Gestion des conflits > Colombie.
Guérillas > Colombie.
Forces paramilitaires > Colombie.
Trafiquants de drogues > Colombie.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Colombie.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Conflict management
Drug dealers
Guerrillas
Human rights
Paramilitary forces
Politics and government
Guerrillabewegingen.
Mensenrechten.
Politiek.
Drugshandel.
Colombia > Politics and government > 1974-
Colombie > Politique et gouvernement > 1974-
Colombia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:During their presidencies, both Virgilio Barco Vargas (1986-90) and Cesar Gaviria Trujillo (1990-94) sought to end the long-running armed disturbance by the leftist guerillas, narcotics traffickers, and paramilitary groups who were controlling many parts of Colombia. Their attempts to use peaceful means - including indirect bargaining, changes to the constitution to increase democracy, and modifications in the judicial system to make it more effective in suppressing the country's lawbreaking elements - marked a strategic break with the government's 150-year reliance on force.
Funded by the United States Institute of Peace, Harvey Kline traveled to Colombia to collect data for this study. Kline researched printed sources unavailable in the United States and interviewed numerous government officials, politicians, and scholars to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of state building through conflict resolution.
Kline concludes that Barco's and Gaviria's efforts at conflict resolution were only partially successful and points to three major culprits: the lack of a tradition of peaceful conflict resolution in the country; the increased possibilities of conflict with urbanization and modernization; and the vast amount of money brought to the country by the drug trade. Finding no significant improvement in the lives of Colombians, Kline sounds a note of pessimism for Colombia's future.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 240 pages) : map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-231) and index.
ISBN:0585341540
9780585341545

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