State building and conflict resolution in Colombia, 1986-1994 / Harvey F. Kline.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kline, Harvey F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug dealers.

Conflict management.

Colombia--Politics and government--1974-.

Colombia.

Politics and government.

Conflict management--Colombia.

Barco, Virgilio.

Gaviria Trujillo, César.

Guerrillas--Colombia.

Guerrillas.

Paramilitary forces--Colombia.

Paramilitary forces.

Drug dealers--Colombia.

Human rights--Colombia.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

xviii, 240 pages : map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [1999]

Contents:

1. Introduction: Attempts at Conflict Resolution in Colombia, 1986-1994 1

2. The Historical Context for Bargaining: The Weak Colombian State and the Emergence of Opposition 9

The Virgilio Barco Government, 1986-1990

3. Barco's Guerrilla Policy 33

4. Barco's Drug Policy 44

5. Self-Defense, Private Justice, and Paramilitary Groups: The Final Piece of the Jigsaw Puzzle 61

The Cesar Gaviria Government, 1990-1994

6. Negotiations between the Government and the Guerrilla Groups 85

7. Gaviria's Drug Policy 119

8. The Gaviria Policy for Paramilitary Groups 143

9. Changing the Colombian State: Constitutional and Judicial Reforms 154

10. Conclusion: Assessment of Success 184.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-231) and index.

ISBN:

0817309438

OCLC:

39334772