Francisco Leal Buitrago2026-03-222026-03-22200710.7440/colombiaint66.2007.11https://doi.org/10.7440/colombiaint66.2007.11https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/54082Citaciones: 5In a process that dates back to the 1980’s, national elites have been replaced by regional ones. This process is associated with phenomenons such as state weakness, drug trafficking and paramilitarism, which produce deep social transformations that have a negative effect on Colombia’s democracy, economy and moral patterns.enPolitical scienceDemocracyState (computer science)article