Working Paper No.24. Hyper-Fragmentation and Traditional Politics in Colombia: Discussing Alternative Explanations.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2003
Country:
Colombia
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
Authors:
Francisco Gutiérrez Sanín

Abstract

This paper examines the role of clientelism in contemporary Colombian politics. In so doing, it seeks to criticise the incentive-based analyses of the neoinstitutionalists. The paper argues the need to move beyond notions of 'institutional engineering' to perspectives centred upon social actors and processes.

Citation

Gutiérrez Sanín, F., Hyper-Fragmentation and Traditional Politics in Colombia: Discussing Alternative Explanations, Working Paper No.24 (series 1), 2003 (revised 2004), London, UK; Crisis States Research Centre, 21 pp. Available in English and Spanish.

Published 1 January 2003
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