Violent Conflict and Human Development in Latin America
The Cases of Colombia, El Salvador and Guatemala
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Fuentes, Juan Alberto. 2005. Violent Conflict and Human Development in Latin America: The Cases of Colombia, El Salvador and Guatemala. New York.
Violent Conflict and Human Development in Latin America
The Cases of Colombia, El Salvador and Guatemala
Posted on: January 01, 2005
This paper is concerned with identifying the main costs that violent conflict has had for human development in Colomiba, El Salvador and Guatemala. A first section refers to the difficulties involved in measuring these costs, taking into account different measurement methods, statistical problems and intangible costs. The second part of the paper briefly describes the basic characteristics of conflict in Colombia, El Salvador and Guatemala. The third part then identifies the impact of violent conflict on human development in these countries, with emphasis on economic and social development, while taking into account distributional questions. This is a first draft subject to revision.