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The role of United States foreign aid in reducing unemployment in Colombia between 2001-2008

Cheng, Siran LU (2022) EOSK12 20221
Department of Economic History
Abstract
This paper will examine if U.S. foreign aid to Colombia had any effect on unemployment rates in the country from 2000-2008. The anti-drug policy Plan Colombia’s success will be assessed and how the policy, which consisted of military and social aid, was able to reduce unemployment numbers. The analysis will be a case study using a qualitative method of interpreting trends from longitudinal and cross-sectional data and finding a causal relationship and being supported by secondary data. The article shows that the foreign military aid Colombia received that was spent on illicit crop eradication had no sustained impact on unemployment rates. The paper fills the gap between U.S. foreign anti-drug strategies and unemployment rates in the target... (More)
This paper will examine if U.S. foreign aid to Colombia had any effect on unemployment rates in the country from 2000-2008. The anti-drug policy Plan Colombia’s success will be assessed and how the policy, which consisted of military and social aid, was able to reduce unemployment numbers. The analysis will be a case study using a qualitative method of interpreting trends from longitudinal and cross-sectional data and finding a causal relationship and being supported by secondary data. The article shows that the foreign military aid Colombia received that was spent on illicit crop eradication had no sustained impact on unemployment rates. The paper fills the gap between U.S. foreign anti-drug strategies and unemployment rates in the target country. (Less)
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author
Cheng, Siran LU
supervisor
organization
course
EOSK12 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Colombia, Plan Colombia, U.S. foreign aid, anti-drug policy, cocaine reduction, aerial crop eradication, employment
language
English
id
9096075
date added to LUP
2022-08-19 10:44:52
date last changed
2022-08-19 10:44:52
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  abstract     = {{This paper will examine if U.S. foreign aid to Colombia had any effect on unemployment rates in the country from 2000-2008. The anti-drug policy Plan Colombia’s success will be assessed and how the policy, which consisted of military and social aid, was able to reduce unemployment numbers. The analysis will be a case study using a qualitative method of interpreting trends from longitudinal and cross-sectional data and finding a causal relationship and being supported by secondary data. The article shows that the foreign military aid Colombia received that was spent on illicit crop eradication had no sustained impact on unemployment rates. The paper fills the gap between U.S. foreign anti-drug strategies and unemployment rates in the target country.}},
  author       = {{Cheng, Siran}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The role of United States foreign aid in reducing unemployment in Colombia between 2001-2008}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}