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Collective Action and Armed Group Presence in Colombia

Gáfaro, Margarita; Ibáñez, Ana Maria; Justino, Patricia - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE - 2014

The main objective of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on the mechanisms that shape the relationship between violent conflict and collective action. Conflict dynamics in Colombia allow us to exploit rich variation in armed group presence and individual participation in local...

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Vertical Collective Action: Addressing Vertical Asymmetries in Watershed Management

Cardenas, Juan Camilo; Rodríguez, Luz Angela; Johnson, … - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE - 2014

Watersheds and irrigation systems have the characteristic of connecting people vertically by water flows. The location of users along these systems defines their role in the provision and appropriation of water which adds complexity to the potential for cooperation. Verticality thus imposes a...

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Regional Public Goods in Finance, Trade and Infrastructure

Perry, Guillermo - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE - 2013

This paper analyzes the potential for regional collective action in Latin America in the areas of finance, trade and infrastructure. Seven priority areas emerge. First, regional cooperation within increasingly important global financial and trade institutions (the G20, the Financial Stability...

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Social Norms and Behavior in the Local Commons Through the Lens of Field Experiments

Cárdenas, Juan Camilo - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE - 2009

Behavior in the local commons is usually embedded in a context of regulations and social norms that the group of users face. Such norms and rules affect how individuals value material and non-material incentives and therefore determine their decision to cooperate or over extract the resources...

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Collective Action forWatershed Management: Field Experiments in Colombia and Kenya

Cárdenas, Juan Camilo; Rodríguez, Luz Ángela; … - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE - 2009

The dilemma of collective action around water use and management involves solving both the problems of provision and appropriation. Cooperation in the provision can be affected by the rival nature of the appropriation and the asymmetries in the access. We report two field experiments conducted...

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THE ROLE OF NETWORKS IN COLLECTIVE ACTION WITH COSTLY COMMUNICATION.

ChristianR. Jaramillo H. - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE - 2005

Individuals frequently contribute their resources voluntarily to provide public goods. This paper models the manner in which the linkage between members in a community influences the likelihood of such actions through spontaneous activism in networks. The model I use abstracts from the issue of...

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COOPERATION IN LARGE NETWORKS: AN EXPERIMENTAL

Juan Camilo Cárdenas P.; Christian R. Jaramillo H. - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE - 2007

We present a new design of a simple public goods experiment with a large number of players, where up to 80 people in a computer lab have the possibility to connect with others in the room to induce more cooperators to contribute to the public good and overcome the social dilemma. This...

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Devolution and Accountability Effects in the Public Provision of Water Services in Indonesia

Rodríguez, Catherine; Meirelles, Patricia - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE - 2010

This paper separately evaluates how devolution and accountability, two distinct aspects of the decentralization reforms …

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CONFLICT, DECENTRALISATION AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN COLOMBIA, 1974-2004

Sánchez, Fabio; Palau, María Del Mar - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE - 2006

decentralization and its effects over local governance. This period of Colombian history (1974-2004) has been graved by strong economic …, social and institutional changes that have deepened particularly since the decentralization process of the mid eighties. In … fact, this paper states that decentralization process transformed the conflict into a dispute over the local power …

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DECENTRALIZATION´S EFFECTS ON EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES IN BOLIVIA AND COLOMBIA

Faguet, Jean-Paul; Sanchez, Fabio - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE - 2006

The effects of decentralization on public sector outputs is much debated but little agreed upon. This paper compares … the remarkable case of Bolivia with the more complex case of Colombia to explore decentralization´s effects on public … education outcomes. In Colombia, decentralization of education finance improved enrollment rates in public schools. In Bolivia …

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