Oligarchy and Power Structure in Urban Colombia

The Case of Cali

Bibliographic Data

ID3519514
AuthorsDavid W Dent (corresponding author)
Year1974
Volume6
Issue1
Pages113-133
Publication date1974-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022216x00008324
OpenAlexW2064297058
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited14

Colombia has long been described as dominated by an oligarchy or elite that tightly controls the principal means of political influence and the avenues of social mobility. For example, in his recent study of Colombian political development, Robert Dix observes that '... the posts of leadership, the key decisions, and the principal social, economic, cultural and political resources of the society remain in elite hands'. Harry Kantor argues even more intensely that while Colombia has greatly changed since World War II, the traditional oligarchy clings to its power, illiteracy remains a major problem, transportation is still poor, and the eastern two-thirds of the nation's territory remains undeveloped '. At the same time, the resolution of these development problems, an unavoidable responsibility of contemporary Colombian governments, has illuminated rather than obscured observation of elite dominance over Colombian society

Democracy · Development economics · Dominance (genetics) · Economics · Elite · Functional illiteracy · Oligarchy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Power structure · Principal (computer security) · Sociology · History and Politics in Latin America · Law

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