Suchergebnisse

Este documento hace un diagnostico multidimensional de las brechas regionales que existen en Colombia a nivel departamental y de su persistencia en el tiempo. Así mismo se estudian las causas de la inequidad regional. La evidencia presentada sugiere que las diferencias institucionales de largo plazo explican las desigualdades regionales actuales. Para el diagnóstico se utiliza un conjunto amplio de variables socioeconómicas incluyendo variables de ingreso y actividad económica, variables de capital humano, medidas de pobreza y desigualdad, variables de comportamiento político, variables de aislamiento geográfico, y variables de esfuerzo o dependencia fiscal. El documento también revisa algunas experiencias internacionales exitosas en la disminución de brechas regionales y plantea algunas sugerencias de política pública para el caso colombiano. ; This paper offers a multidimensional diagnosis of the Colombian regional gaps at the state level and their persistence overtime. The paper also studies the causes of the regional inequality and presents evidence suggesting that these are explained by long-term institutional differences. The diagnosis makes use of a large set of socioeconomic variables including proxies of income and economic activity, human capital, poverty and inequality, political behavior, geographical isolation, and fiscal effort and dependency. The paper reviews several international experiences that were relatively successful in reducing regional inequalities. It concludes by putting forward some policy prescriptions that may fit the Colombian case.

"This report by World Bank economists and Colombian consultants maps out a strategy for poverty reduction in Colombia by concentrating efforts on rural development, social and infrastructural services, and decentralization strengthening. Expenditures would be financed by revenues generated by oil exports, presupposing macroeconomic health and increased government efficiency and accountability"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57