1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450045503321

Autore

Schwabe William <1942->

Titolo

Needs and prospects for crime-fighting technology [[electronic resource] ] : the federal role in assisting state and local law enforcement / / William Schwabe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 1999

ISBN

0-8330-4358-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (72 p.)

Disciplina

363.2/028/4

Soggetti

Federal aid to law enforcement agencies - United States

Law enforcement - Technological innovations - United States

Crime prevention - United States

Technology and state - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"MR-1101-OSTP"--P. [4] of cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-70).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797559203321

Titolo

Colombia's political economy at the outset of the twenty-first century : from Uribe to Santos and beyond / / edited by Bruce M. Bagley and Jonathan D. Rosen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham [Maryland] : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-7391-9293-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (365 p.)

Collana

Security in the Americas in the twenty-first century

Disciplina

330.9861

Soggetti

Colombia Economic conditions 21st century

Colombia Social conditions 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section One. THE COLOMBIAN ECONOMY IN GLOBAL CONTEXT: Economic Potential and Challenges; Chapter One. Performance and Challenges of the Colombian Economy; Chapter Two. Agriculture, Rural Development, and Attempts at Land Reform in Colombia: Into the 21st Century; Section Two. COLOMBIAN POLITICS AND INSTITUTIONS; Chapter Three. Corruption in Colombia; Chapter Four. The Relationships Between the Executive and Legislative Branches of Power: During the First Term of Álvaro Uribe Velez (2002-2006)

Section Three. INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVEChapter Five. The Colombian Conflict: A Historical Perspective; Chapter Six. Victims of the Colombian Armed Conflict: The Birth of a Political Actor; Chapter Seven. Santos, the FARC, and the Evolution of Peace Negotiations in Colombia; Section Four. COLOMBIAN FOREIGN POLICY; Chapter Eight. The Internationalization of Colombia's Current Peace Process: From Isolation to Containment; Chapter Nine. The Oscillating Relationship Between Colombia and Venezuela

Chapter Ten. Security Cooperation in Bolivia and Colombia in the Twenty-First CenturyChapter Eleven. Narrating Success: Colombian Security Expertise and Foreign Policy; Section Five. CRITICAL ISSUES; Chapter Twelve. Human Rights Abuses in Colombia: From Uribe to



Santos; Chapter Thirteen. The Role of the United States and the Military in Colombia; Chapter Fourteen. Paradigm Shift? Drug Policies and Strategies from Uribe to Santos; Analytical Conclusions. Colombia's Balance Sheet in the Second Decade of Twenty First Century; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Editors and Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

In this volume a group of leading experts examines Colombia's political economy at the beginning of the twenty-first century, exploring various issues such as, drug trafficking, organized crime, economic performance, the internal armed conflict, and human rights. The experts highlight the various challenges that Colombia faces today.