"In the second decade of the 21st century, Colombia showed surprising results in the fight against poverty. Monetary … negotiations, Colombia became a poverty reduction success story. All of this happened under the leadership of President Juan Manuel … political leadership and reliable poverty measurement, it is possible to make progress toward social equality." …

Colombia has reduced extreme poverty in the past 16 years by almost half, moderate poverty by 22 percentage points, and … results suggest that the combined effect of taxes and social spending in Colombia contributes to poverty reduction between 0 … made more than four million Colombians jump the threshold of multidimensional poverty. However, it remains one of the most …