How Can Colombia Stop Social Unrest? Listen to Colombians.
How Can Colombia Stop Social Unrest? Listen to Colombians.
Demands in the streets can be addressed with the peace deal and social policy.
Asked about the effects of conflict, the old Colombian patriarchs used to repeat that “the country is in bad shape, but the economy is doing well.” The wave of protests over the past two weeks have shown how false this notion can be. Political tensions have affected the economy in the past – and will have an effect moving forward.
With one of the highest growth rates in Latin America, Colombia is reaping the benefits of a well-managed adjustment to the 2014-2016 collapse in oil prices. Thus, at first glance, it may look paradoxical that the new chapter of the social unrest in the...
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