Los municipios colombianos y el conflicto armado.
In Colombia, the coexistence of democracy and armed conflict is considered to be a paradox (Posada 2006). This work intends to shed light on the consequences of armed conflict on the local levels of government, particularly on the effectiveness of the Colombian municipalities in providing basic serv...
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Universidad de los Andes
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| author | Laura Rodríguez. |
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| description | In Colombia, the coexistence of democracy and armed conflict is considered to be a paradox (Posada 2006). This work intends to shed light on the consequences of armed conflict on the local levels of government, particularly on the effectiveness of the Colombian municipalities in providing basic services. In order to do that, I use municipal data from 2005 and, through an econometric analysis that includes spatial correlations, evaluate the impact of armed conflict on several health, education and basic sanitation indicators. The results show that armed conflict has affected the government effectiveness in providing such services. This leads one to think that, at least at the local levels, armed conflict would be putting at risk one of the basic principles of decentralization, the capacity to satisfy citizens’ needs through public service provision. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1c4e27b01b44c61884cb303591787b82022-12-22T01:30:56ZengUniversidad de los AndesColombia Internacional0121-56121960-60042009-07-017093120Los municipios colombianos y el conflicto armado.Laura Rodríguez.In Colombia, the coexistence of democracy and armed conflict is considered to be a paradox (Posada 2006). This work intends to shed light on the consequences of armed conflict on the local levels of government, particularly on the effectiveness of the Colombian municipalities in providing basic services. In order to do that, I use municipal data from 2005 and, through an econometric analysis that includes spatial correlations, evaluate the impact of armed conflict on several health, education and basic sanitation indicators. The results show that armed conflict has affected the government effectiveness in providing such services. This leads one to think that, at least at the local levels, armed conflict would be putting at risk one of the basic principles of decentralization, the capacity to satisfy citizens’ needs through public service provision.http://colombiainternacional.uniandes.edu.co/view.php/484/index.php?id=484municipal performancepublic servicesarmed conflictdecentralizationColombia. |
| spellingShingle | Laura Rodríguez. Los municipios colombianos y el conflicto armado. Colombia Internacional municipal performance public services armed conflict decentralization Colombia. |
| title | Los municipios colombianos y el conflicto armado. |
| title_full | Los municipios colombianos y el conflicto armado. |
| title_fullStr | Los municipios colombianos y el conflicto armado. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Los municipios colombianos y el conflicto armado. |
| title_short | Los municipios colombianos y el conflicto armado. |
| title_sort | los municipios colombianos y el conflicto armado |
| topic | municipal performance public services armed conflict decentralization Colombia. |
| url | http://colombiainternacional.uniandes.edu.co/view.php/484/index.php?id=484 |
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