All posts by Manuela Mahecha Alzate

When Violence Works: Capital Accumulation and Political Order in Colombia

Manuela Mahecha Alzate | July 7, 2026

Did Colombia achieve economic success despite armed conflict and paramilitary violence? Or were they part of the same political-economic order?

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