AN HISTORICAL REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF COLOMBIAN GUERRILLA MOVEMENTS

Norman Offstein ()

No 1978, Documentos CEDE from Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE

Abstract: Colombian guerrilla movements have increasingly been associated with illicit activity and terror. This paper is divided into two main sections. The first traces the roots of the movements and describes how traditional Marxist-style guerrilla groups became more associated with crime and kidnapping than political ideals. The second turns to the economics literature to explain the observed guerrilla behavior relating it to traditional guerrilla movements, organized crime and extortion.

Keywords: Guerrilla movements; illicit activity; organized crime (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K42 N4 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 50
Date: 2002-08-16
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