Abstract

CUARTAS C., Deiman; VALENCIA A., Germán Darío  and  ZAPATA Q., Oswaldo. Urban crime and violence in Colombia (2000-2010): The orthodox economic approach. Perf. de Coyunt. Econ. [online]. 2011, n.17, pp.141-164. ISSN 1657-4214.

Crosscutting incidence of violence and crime on the majority of economic variables has led to their being objects of analysis of economic science. The article presents the orthodox economic view on violence and urban crime, summarizes the main contributions that Colombian literature on the subject in recent decades and describes the recent behavior of some variables associated with these phenomena in major Colombian cities. Highlighting the end, progress and limitations of this economic approach to understand and propose solutions to the problem.

Keywords : homicidal violence; economic crime; urban security; political situation in Colombia.

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