Colombia's armed conflict, going on since the 1960's, has left behind destruction of a fair amount of the country's physical and human capital. In this paper, we review the literature on guerrilla violence (FARC, ELN and AUC) and economic growth about both at the national level and, especially,...

Corruption has long been endemic in Indian telecommunications. Individuals and small contractors must pay bribes or "facilitation fees" to obtain a fixed line or to release a payment for a contract or, even, a pension. Investigation of complaints about the government and state-owned operators...

The activity of lobbying in an economy is one which has numerous societal costs and benefits. The most significant effect is how far from the optimum productivity curve does it move an economy. Is the net effect a negative or positive gain in social welfare measured by standard of living and...