The Battle Against Poverty: Colombia: A Case of Leadership

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Mr Juan Manuel Santos (Former President of Colombia, Former President of Colombia, 2016 Nobel Peace Prize)

The Battle Against Poverty

Colombia: A Case of Leadership

Mr Juan Manuel Santos (Former President of Colombia, Former President of Colombia, 2016 Nobel Peace Prize)

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Oxford University Press
14 December 2023

Political science & theory; Political leaders & leadership; Political economy; Welfare economics

In the second decade of the 21st century, Colombia showed surprising results in the fight against poverty. Monetary poverty dropped, extreme monetary poverty was cut in half, and multidimensional poverty fell. More than five million Colombians overcame poverty. Inequality also decreased significantly. In the middle of an internal armed conflict and peace negotiations, Colombia became a poverty reduction success story. All of this happened under the leadership of President Juan Manuel Santos (2010-2018). How was this accomplished? In this important book, based on his experience and with data and statistics, former President Santos explains how this battle against poverty was waged and describes the tools, programs, and policies that produced these results. In particular, he emphasizes the importance of Colombia's globally pioneering adoption of the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), calculated according to the Alkire-Foster method and developed at the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI). The MPI, inspired by the work of Professor Amartya Sen, has been used in Colombia not only as a poverty measure but also as an instrument to guide social policy. The Colombian approach to poverty offers lessons, clearly explained in this book, to other nations, academics, and decision-makers. The Colombian experience demonstrates that, with political leadership and reliable poverty measurement, it is possible to make progress toward social equality.

By: Mr Juan Manuel Santos (Former President of Colombia Former President of Colombia 2016 Nobel Peace Prize)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 426g
ISBN: 9780192885234
ISBN 10: 0192885235
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 14 December 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Letter to the Reader An Important Clarification on Changes in the Measurement of Monetary and Multidimensional Poverty in Colombia Introduction: A Commitment to Poverty Reduction 1: A New Measurement of Poverty 2: Colombia: A Pioneer in MPI Adoption 3: Institutional Design to Combat Poverty 4: Top-Level Follow-Up and Monitoring 5: Policies and Programs to Reduce Multidimensional Poverty 6: Fieldwork:

Juan Manuel Santos served as president of Colombia for two terms (2010-2014 and 2014-2018) and signed the peace agreement with the FARC. For this achievement he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016. Since his presidential period, Mr. Santos has been Angelopoulos fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, visiting professor of development at Oxford University, George Ball visiting professor at Columbia University, special professor at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and senior policy fellow and distinguished visiting professor at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. He is the founder of the Compaz Foundation, a non-profit organization to promote peacebuilding in Colombia and around the world, where he continues to empower victims, consolidate peace, reduce poverty, and defend the environment.