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Multinational Corporations, Rentier Capitalism, and the War System in Colombia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Nazih Richani
Nazih Richani*
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Institute of Foreign Service and Diplomacy at Kean University
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Abstract

This article focuses on the role of multinational corporations in the Colombian conflict, particularly how they contributed to the escalation of land conflicts and to the violent transformation of the rural economy into one based on rentier capital. It also explores how these companies helped in fomenting and financing the war system, an element that could partly explain the protracted persistence of the Colombian conflict.

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Latin American Politics and Society , Volume 47 , Issue 3 , Fall 2005 , pp. 113 - 144
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Copyright © University of Miami 2005

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