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An Historical Review and Analysis of Colombian Guerrilla Movements: FARC, ELN and EPL

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  • Offstein Norman

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Colombian guerrilla movements have increasingly been associated with illicit activity and terror. This paper is divided into two main sections. The first section traces the roots of the FARC, ELN and EPL guerrilla movements and describes how traditional Marxist-style guerrilla groups became more associated with crime and kidnapping than political ideals. The second turns to the economics literature to explain the observed guerrilla behavior relating it to traditional guerrilla movements, organized crime and extortion.

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  • Offstein Norman, 2003. "An Historical Review and Analysis of Colombian Guerrilla Movements: FARC, ELN and EPL," Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, Universidad de los Andes,Facultad de Economía, CEDE, September.
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    1. Justin M. Conrad & Kevin T. Greene & James Igoe Walsh & Beth Elise Whitaker, 2019. "Rebel Natural Resource Exploitation and Conflict Duration," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 63(3), pages 591-616, March.
    2. Maria del Pilar Castillo & Giácomo Balbinotto N., 2017. "A model of desertion. From a principal-agent theory perspective," Revista Cuadernos de Economia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, FCE, CID, vol. 36(70), pages 19-47, January.
    3. Thomas Bassetti & Raul Caruso & Darwin Cortés, 2015. "Behavioral differences in violence: The case of intra-group differences of Paramilitaries and Guerrillas in Colombia," Documentos de Trabajo 13823, Universidad del Rosario.

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    Keywords

    Guerrilla movements; illicit activity; organized crime;
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    JEL classification:

    • N4 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development

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