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Colombia: Not the oldest democracy in Latin America, but rather a fake one
- Author: Olga Lucía Castillo-Ospina
- Main Title: Democracy in the South , pp 45-68
- Publication Date: October 2013
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/318451da-en
- Language: English
If the concept of democracy is “government of the people, by the people and for the people” – as was stated in the introductory chapter – what is the rationale behind a democratic state that is accused by Amnesty International and the United Nations (UN) of recurrent violations of human rights, that has allowed almost 10 per cent of its population (about 3 million people) to be forcibly displaced, that is contending for first place in the world as a cocaine producer and that has had an internal, armed political conflict for 60 years, among other associated problems?
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210563253
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/33eb669c-en
Related Subject(s):
Democracy and Governance
Sustainable Development Goals:
Countries:
Colombia
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