Corrupción en Colombia - Tomo II

This volume presents a set of research that reflects on the causes and consequences of corruption in various sectors such as education; health, public services, the environment and intellectual property. Despite the difficulties in specifying the consequences of this phenomenon, the essays in this part of the work agree that these go beyond the arithmetic sum of the amounts of defrauding the State. Indeed, corruption has more serious implications such as the violation of fundamental rights, inefficiencies in the execution of public policies and the erosion of the legitimacy of the State. On the other hand, although corruption in the areas analyzed in this volume has complex origins, it is possible to trace them at the intersection between formal institutions (constitutional framework and written laws), informal norms and culture. We hope that the sectoral approach proposed here will be a valuable input in the development of public policies to combat this scourge in Colombia.