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Criminalidad, violencia y gasto público en defensa, justicia y seguridad en Colombia

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  • Francisco González

    (Departamento Nacional de Planeación)

  • Carlos Esteban Posada

    (Banco de la República)

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This document describes the evolution of defense, justice and security spending and criminality in Colombia since 1950. It presents some considerations about its efficiency and analyzes some pertinent indicators. Also it proposes some policies that the authors believe are useful to increase efficiency in state activities and organizations that are designed to provide security, defense and justice to citizens. Among them are the improvement of the reward assignation system to private citizens and the reform of codes and penal procedures.

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  • Francisco González & Carlos Esteban Posada, 2001. "Criminalidad, violencia y gasto público en defensa, justicia y seguridad en Colombia," Revista de Economía Institucional, Universidad Externado de Colombia - Facultad de Economía, vol. 3(4), pages 78-102, January-J.
    • Handle: RePEc:rei:ecoins:v:3:y:2001:i:4:p:78-102
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    Keywords

    defense; justice; security; efficiency; expenditure;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War

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