Colombia : The Role of Land in Involuntary Displacement

Internal displacement in Colombia has become more prevalent and serious. Expulsion of land users to gain territorial control is increasingly a tactical element in the conflict. High land inequality makes it easier to uproot populations. Providing a...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/02/6078427/colombia-role-land-involuntary-displacement
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spelling okr-10986-112802021-04-23T14:02:54Z Colombia : The Role of Land in Involuntary Displacement World Bank AGRARIAN REFORM AGRICULTURE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EMPLOYMENT FARMS HOUSEHOLDS INCOMES LAND REFORM LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND VALUE LANDOWNERS LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPALITIES NEGOTIATIONS NGOS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC SPENDING REFORM PROGRAMS RENTS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TENANTS Internal displacement in Colombia has become more prevalent and serious. Expulsion of land users to gain territorial control is increasingly a tactical element in the conflict. High land inequality makes it easier to uproot populations. Providing assistance to displaced populations does not reduce their propensity to return. Together with other measures, a land policy that increases tenure security for those at risk of displacement, and improves access to land, can not only help to reduce the incidence of displacement, but also make it easier for the displaced to cope. Public spending, especially on education, is also critical. 2012-08-13T14:38:34Z 2012-08-13T14:38:34Z 2004-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/02/6078427/colombia-role-land-involuntary-displacement http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11280 English Social Development Notes; No. 16 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Colombia
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topic AGRARIAN REFORM
AGRICULTURE
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
EMPLOYMENT
FARMS
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOMES
LAND REFORM
LAND TENURE
LAND USE
LAND VALUE
LANDOWNERS
LIVELIHOODS
LIVESTOCK
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MUNICIPALITIES
NEGOTIATIONS
NGOS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC SPENDING
REFORM PROGRAMS
RENTS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TENANTS
spellingShingle AGRARIAN REFORM
AGRICULTURE
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
EMPLOYMENT
FARMS
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOMES
LAND REFORM
LAND TENURE
LAND USE
LAND VALUE
LANDOWNERS
LIVELIHOODS
LIVESTOCK
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MUNICIPALITIES
NEGOTIATIONS
NGOS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC SPENDING
REFORM PROGRAMS
RENTS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TENANTS
World Bank
Colombia : The Role of Land in Involuntary Displacement
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia
relation Social Development Notes; No. 16
description Internal displacement in Colombia has become more prevalent and serious. Expulsion of land users to gain territorial control is increasingly a tactical element in the conflict. High land inequality makes it easier to uproot populations. Providing assistance to displaced populations does not reduce their propensity to return. Together with other measures, a land policy that increases tenure security for those at risk of displacement, and improves access to land, can not only help to reduce the incidence of displacement, but also make it easier for the displaced to cope. Public spending, especially on education, is also critical.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author World Bank
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title Colombia : The Role of Land in Involuntary Displacement
title_short Colombia : The Role of Land in Involuntary Displacement
title_full Colombia : The Role of Land in Involuntary Displacement
title_fullStr Colombia : The Role of Land in Involuntary Displacement
title_full_unstemmed Colombia : The Role of Land in Involuntary Displacement
title_sort colombia : the role of land in involuntary displacement
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/02/6078427/colombia-role-land-involuntary-displacement
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11280
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