¿Cuáles han sido las principales características de los flujos de AOD en Colombia, durante el período 2002 - 2012?

Abstract

This thesis has some particular characteristics because it is a characterization and consists of a detailed description of the behavior of the inflows of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Colombia during a specific period of time. The work is developed under the research topic of International Cooperation (IC) posing the following research question: What have been the main characteristics of ODA flows in Colombia, during the period 2002 - 2012? The purpose is to provide a characterization of the behavior of ODA flows in Colombia where its evolution, dynamics and relevant changes can be identified. The product of this research turns out to be of importance to identify relevant changes in the current scenario in which Colombia intends to become a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Based on an analysis of the behavior of ODA flows, it will be possible to elaborate a characterization that will support future hypotheses and lead to further research along the same lines. The characterization is a tool to argue and a first step to identify in future research, for example, what will be the near future of Colombia as a CI actor? What opportunities does Colombia have in terms of CI and in which areas? Could Colombia have more or less supply of CI resources in the future? Among other questions on the same subject that are relevant for Universidad Santo Tomás and its School of International Business. This document presents a description of the most relevant characteristics of ODA inflows to Colombia, taking into account time variables, monetary contributions and the country's economic situations that took place during the period 2002 to 2012. The main source for the characterization was the OECD's official statistics tool called Query Wizard for International Development Statistics (QWIDS). This tool allows searches with multiple variables.