Colombia 's Political System And Policies

regions such as Antioquia (northwest side of Colombia) and Cundinamarca, (center of the country) and the emergence of entrepreneurs and bankers allowed a political change. Individuals and parties sought and found reconciliation with institutions that marked a new way of political peace. The new political and economic institutions channeled economic growth in Colombia during the twentieth century. As it was discussed previously, monetary and fiscal policies during most of the new century were marked

opted to cease the war on drugs, by developing policies that would slow both the supply and demand of drugs. In the 1980’s, Columbia became the United States prime focus due to their emergence of cocaine across the United States border which later leads to affect other Latin American countries. Today, the war continues despite the political advancements that both the U.S and Columbia have made. In the nineteenth century, there were limited policies regarding narcotics. Essentially, reserving the

anyone who wants to buy”. At every level of drug trafficking, economic and political factors are effected. In Latin American countries, specifically Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia, drug trafficking has been a problem for decades. Despite attempts to hide or deny it, during the twenty year period of 1950 through 1970, all three of these countries political actions and economic policies were impacted. Before the issues of political corruption can be brought up it is important to understand the prior history

important causes of armed conflict in Colombia is based on the political structure of this country, which is the political exclusion. To understand why, we must take into account the history of the two political parties in Colombia that are Liberals and Conservatives, which were develop and take shape in the middle of the XIX century formed by landowners, merchants, and warlords. Since the beginning, the Liberal and Conservative parties counted with their own political programs. Moreover, each one had

consequences, scholars now question the effectiveness of the drug policy implemented. Some scholars even argue that the War on Drugs has been more harmful to American citizens than helpful. Also, scholars claim that the drug policy has had severe consequences in the foreign countries the policy has been targeting. The American drug policy has gone through several developments which had the purpose to generate progress in combating

competitive in the world market and foreign imports are more competitive domestically , this can cause a deindustrialization of the domestic economy) , and may have precipitated in the economic crisis of the late 1990's. 3- inflation rate and monetary policy : Even though Colombia was able to avoid the hyperinflation characterstics of argentina and brazil in the 1980s, persistent annual increases in the consumer price index of 20 to 25 percent had been evident since the mid 1970s. Higher coffee

thinking of Colombia one is automatically consumed with thoughts of a drug epidemic and horrific violence. This is because Colombia has been the host of some of the world’s most notorious and violent drug distributing organizations. The drug trade in this country is a severe problem not only on a social and economic level, but also on the health of the entire country. The rise of drug distribution in Colombia during the 1980s directly impacted the country’s economic, social, and political systems. And the

Josue Matias 9/21/2014 English 103 Causal Analysis Over the past decade drug cartels has had a free flow through Central America to import illegal drugs to the U.S. Even with a strict drug policy drugs are still crossing the Mexican border. Due to corruption and political influence drug cartels are able to manipulate the government to go undetected. The drug cartel is infamous for their ability to kidnapped, corrupt, and kill anyone trying to crackdown or expose any operation. Due to this corruption

seamlessly in the late 1960’s. Due to the state of political unrest due to the Vietnam War and civil rights movement, initially the drug policy was loosely associated. It was not until 1982 when president Reagan declared the War on Drugs that the United States and other governments in the Americas took a serious stance on the topic. These policies have been very hypocritical in their approach, as they have still not achieved their implied goals. In actuality, the policies create more problems than

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