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Medellin's government wanted to raise its efficacy, legitimacy, and control. The city identified 80 neighborhoods with weak state presence and competing armed actors. In half, they increased non-police street presence tenfold for two years, offering social services and dispute resolution. In...
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Gangs govern millions worldwide. Why rule? And how do they respond to states? Many argue that criminal rule provides protection when states do not, and that increasing state services could crowd gangs out. We began by interviewing leaders from 30 criminal groups in Medellin. The conventional...
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El presente documento pretende establecer cuáles son las diferencias en gestión entre los dos tipos de administración (oficial y concesión) y entre los propios colegios concesionados, y evaluar los resultados del programa con respecto a los resultados en eficiencia interna, económica y...
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As in many cities, gangs in Medellín provide order and collect 'taxes'. Why do gangs govern civilians? Some argue that criminal and state rule are substitutes. Hence, increasing state presence should crowd out gangs. But they could also be complements. States produce growth and general demand...
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Medellín's government wanted to raise its efficacy, legitimacy, and control. The city identified 80 neighborhoods with weak state presence and competing armed actors. In half, they increased non-police street presence tenfold for two years, offering social services and dispute resolution. In...
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Para sorpresa de la opinión en Colombia, la mafia en el sentido de la definición tradicional de `empresarios de la protección´, asociada a la imagen de los mafiosos sicilianos, rusos o los japoneses de la yakuza, es un fenómeno muy reciente en la historia de las ciudades del país. Más de...
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La interpretación del conflicto colombiano como una disputa por el control del Estado en lo local, ha sido trabajada por diversos autores desde una aproximación sociológica y de la ciencia política. Sin embargo, las mediciones que los economistas realizan sobre la guerra poco consideran las...
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