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Urban poor perceptions of violence and exclusion in Colombia

By Caroline O. N. Moser , Cathy McIlwaine

Book information

Publisher
World Bank Publications
Year
2000
ISBN
0821347314, 9780821347317
Google Books ID
2oM0GpyqoosC
Open Library ID
OL9759103M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1006 kB (1030196 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Despite sustained improvements in its social and economic indicators over the past several decades and its rich stock of natural and human resources, Colombia remains plagued by violence. The very high level of violence reflects a variety of factors, including the country's simmering 50-year-old civil war, the increase in armed conflict, the rise in urban and rural crime, and drug cartel-linked violence. As the government struggles to reach peace agreements with guerilla and paramilitary groups, political violence and armed conflict have been the primary focuses of political analysts and civil society groups alike. The perceptions of violence by people living in poor communities have received much less attention. This report addresses the issue by providing the results of a participatory study of violence conducted in low-income urban communities in Colombia.

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