Entrepreneurial Activity and Civil War in Colombia: Exploring the Mutual Determinants between Armed Conflict and the Private Sector

Angelika Rettberg, Ralf J. Leiteritz and Carlo Nasi

No wp-2010-006, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: As elsewhere, the Colombian private sector has been accused of promoting or profiting from violence in the country. However, the private sector's role in the armed conflict and the impact of conflict on entrepreneurial activity vary, as reflected by differences in political activism, in peacebuilding strategies and in costs endured according to company size, sector, and region of operations. At the same time, accounts of regional variation in conflict intensity suggest that an understanding of the Colombian confrontation requires a subnational approach.

Keywords: Comparative economics; Entrepreneurship; Natural resources; Law and legislation (Natural resources); Political science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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